Tour de l'Abitibi

The Tour de l'Abitibi is a junior bicycle stage race taking place in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The race was first held in 1969 and had only Canadian teams. It has since become an international competition, part of the Junior Nations' Cup (Coupe des Nations Junior) and is currently the only junior-level race in North America sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale. A number of renowned cyclists, such as Steve Bauer, Laurent Jalabert, Bobby Julich and Andrew Hampsten, have participated in the Tour before they launched their professional careers.[1][2]

Tour de l'Abitibi
Race details
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Local name(s)Tour de l'Abitibi (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Junior Nations' Cup
TypeStage race
Web sitetourabitibi.com
History
First edition1969 (1969)
Editions51 (as of 2019)
First winner Gérard Rocheleau (CAN)
Most recent Michael Garrison (USA)
Underground stage of the Tour de l'Abitibi

Since 2000, one stage of the Tour de l'Abitibi takes place in an underground mine of Cité de l'Or, some 300 feet (91 m) below ground. Cyclists must ride through the tunnels and up the access ramp (a 17% slope) before they race through the streets of Val-d'Or.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1969 Gérard Rocheleau Robert Van Den Eynde Serge Proulx
1980 Alex Stieda
1981 Bruno Wojtinek Franck Pineau
1985 André van Wijngaarden Chris Koberstein Nathael Sagard
1986 Michel Zanoli Laurent Jalabert Richard Luppes
1987 Frank McCormack Darren Baker Jean-Cyril Robin
1988 Bobby Julich
1989 Bobby Julich
1991 Gorazd Štangelj
1992 Roland Green
1993 Sean McDonald
1994 Guillaume Belzile Alexei Kuznetsov
1995 Neil Grover Denis Menchov Sven Claussmeyer
1996 David Rolandez
1997 Joshua Thornton
1998 William Frischkorn
1999 Brad Buccamboso
2000 Piotr Mazur Koen de Kort Wesley Cole
2001 Jukka Vastaranta Niels Scheuneman Norbert Poels
2002 Tyler Farrar Oliver Stiller-Crote Craig Wilcox
2003 Kai Reus Matthew Crane Steven Cozza
2004 Christopher Stockburger Zachary Bolian Michael Vanderaerden
2005 David Veilleux
2006 Mark Hinnen William Goodfellow Guillaume Boivin
2007 Taylor Phinney Tom David Guillaume Blais-Dufour
2008 Arnaud Jouffroy Charlie Avis David Boily
2008 Nathan Brown
2009 Andrew Barker Charlie Avis Taylor Gunman
2010 Lachlan Morton Eamon Lucas Zack Noonan
2011 James Oram Dion Smith Colby Wait-Molyneux
2012 Taylor Eisenhart Alexey Vermeulen Geoffrey Curran
2013 Brendan Rhim Owen Gillott Olivier Brisebois
2014 Rayane Bouhanni Zeke Mostov Mathias Norsgaard
2015 Adrien Costa Brandon McNulty Théo Menant
2016 Brandon McNulty Mikkel Bjerg Kevin Goguen
2017 Riley Sheehan Fernando Islas Richard Holec
2018 Riley Sheehan Kendrick Boots Michael Garrison
2019 Michael Garrison Matthew Riccitello Lukas Carreau
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Lucas Mainguenaud Mathieu Dupé Mathéo Barusseau

References

  1. Tour de l'Abitibi – A Prestigious International Event Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-01-20
  2. Festivals et Événements Québec – Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Retrieved 2011-01-20


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