Tour de Beauce

GP Cycliste de Beauce
	Tour de Beauce 2012
Race details
Date	June
Region	Quebec, Canada
English name	Tour de Beauce
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI America Tour
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Canadian Cycling Federation
Web site	www.tourdebeauce.com
History
First edition	1986
Editions	34 (as of 2019)
First winner	(CAN)
Most wins	Benjamin Day (AUS); (2 wins)
Most recent	Brendan Rhim (USA)

Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America. The Tour de Beauce is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2.2 continental circuit stage race on the UCI America Tour.

The Queen Stage of the Tour de Beauce features the ascension of the iconic Mont-Mégantic National Park, a 6-km climb averaging 10% and peaking at 18% on the highest elevation road in the Province of Quebec.

The race has five stages, including two half-stages, one of which is usually held in Québec City. Quebec has hosted a stage of the Tour de Beauce for the last 25 consecutive years.

Classifications[]

The race has five individual classifications, and the leader in each will wear a special jersey.

Yellow jersey: General classification (overall leader)
White jersey: Sprint classification
Polka dot jersey: Mountains classification
Red jersey: Young rider classification
Blue jersey: Winner of Quebec City Stage

Past winners[]

General classification[]

Year	Winner	Team
	(CAN)
	Yvan Waddell (CAN)
	Gervais Rioux (CAN)
	(CAN)
	Graeme Miller (NZL)
	Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN)
	(FRA)
	Marty Jemison (USA)
	Jacques Landry (CAN)
	Eric Wohlberg (CAN)
	Igor Bonciucov (MDA)
	Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Saturn Cycling Team
	~~Levi Leipheimer (USA)~~	~~Saturn Cycling Team~~ ^[1]
	Tomáš Konečný (CZE)
	Henk Vogels (AUS)	Mercury-Viatel
	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Mapei-Quick Step
	John Lieswyn (USA)
	Tomasz Brozyna (POL)	Action-ATI
	Nathan O'Neill (AUS)	Navigators Insurance
	Valery Kobzarenko (UKR)	Navigators Insurance
	Ben Day (AUS)	Navigators Insurance
	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics
	Scott Zwizanski (USA)	Kelly Benefit Strategies
	Ben Day (AUS)
	Francisco Mancebo (ESP)	Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
	Rory Sutherland (AUS)	UnitedHealthcare
	Nathan Brown (USA)	Bontrager Cycling Team
	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
	Pello Bilbao (SPA)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
	Gregory Daniel (USA)	Axeon–Hagens Berman
	Andžs Flaksis (LAT)	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
	James Piccoli (CAN)	Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
	Brendan Rhim (USA)	Arapahoe–Hincapie p/b BMC

Points classification[]

Year	Winner	Team
	Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN)	Team Canada
	Lubor Tesař (CZE)	Nürnberger – Versicherung
	John Lieswyn (USA)
	Viktor Rapinski (BLR)	Navigators Insurance
	David O'Loughlin (IRL)	Navigators Insurance
	Sergey Lagutin (UZB)	Navigators Insurance
	Ben Day (AUS)	Navigators Insurance
	Moises Aldape (MEX)	Team Type 1
	Danilo Wyss (SUI)	BMC Racing Team
	Ben Day (AUS)
	Francisco Mancebo (ESP)	Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
	Francisco Mancebo (ESP)	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team
	Nathan Brown (USA)	Bontrager Cycling Team
	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
	Dion Smith (NZL)	Hincapie Racing Team
	Gregory Daniel (USA)	Axeon–Hagens Berman
	Robin Carpenter (USA)	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
	Serghei Țvetcov (ROM)	UnitedHealthcare
	Brendan Rhim (USA)	Arapahoe–Hincapie p/b BMC

Mountains classification[]

Year	Winner	Team
	Jaroslav Bilek (CZE)	Wüstenrot-ZVVZ
	(MEX)	Tecos – Mercurio
	Chris Baldwin (USA)	Navigators
	Irving Aguilar (MEX)	Tecos – Mercurio
	Jeff Louder (USA)	Navigators Insurance
	(POL)
	Francisco Colorado (COL)	Colombia es Pasión
	Gregorio Ladino (COL)
	Glen Chadwick (NZL)	Team Type 1
	Darwin Atapuma (COL)	Colombian National Team
	Daniel Summerhill (USA)	Felt – Holowesko Partners – Garmin
	(NZL)	PureBlack Racing
	Ken Hanson (USA)	Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
	Pat McCarty (USA)	Bissell
	(USA)	Team SmartStop
	Pello Bilbao (SPA)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
	(USA)	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
	Nigel Ellsay (CAN)	Silber Pro Cycling Team
	Ben Perry (CAN)	Israel Cycling Academy
	Óscar Eduardo Sánchez (COL)	Canel's–Specialized

Team classification[]

Year	Winner	Country
		Czech Republic
		Poland
	Nürnberger Versicherung	Germany
		Czech Republic
	Hoop CCC Polsat	Poland
	Navigators Insurance (NIC)	United States
	Navigators Insurance (NIC)	United States
	Navigators Insurance (NIC)	United States
	Team Type 1 (TT1)	United States
	Fly V Australia (FVA)	Australia
	Fly V Australia (FVA)	Australia
	SpiderTech–C10 (CSM)	Canada
	UnitedHealthcare (UHC)	United States
	UnitedHealthcare (UHC)	United States
	Hincapie Sportswear Development Team (HSD)	United States
	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (CJR)	Spain
	Holowesko Citadel Racing Team (HSD)	United States
	Hangar 15 Bicycles (CYN)	United States
	Hagens Berman Axeon (AHB)	United States
	Floyd's Pro Cycling (FPC)	Canada

References[]

^ "Levi Leipheimer acceptance of sanction" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-09.

External links[]

Official site

[ban2012-1] "Levi Leipheimer acceptance of sanction" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-07-09.

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