The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the second edition of the

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is a one-day professional bicycle road race held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its first edition was on September 10, 2010, as the penultimate event in the 2010 UCI ProTour. The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québ ...

, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 9 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in

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. It was the 24th event of the

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season. rider

Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...

achieved his 17th race win of the season after launching several late-race attacks. Gilbert moved clear on the penultimate circuit but was pulled back to a lead group with nine other riders, before making his final move on the Côte de la Potasse and only

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of – who finished third in the 2010 event – remained in touch with Gilbert at the finish; finishing in the same time. 's

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completed the podium, nine seconds down on Gilbert and Gesink. Gilbert's victory also meant that he would finish the World Tour season, as the number one ranked rider after many of his closest rivals, including his nearest challenger

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of , elected to finish their seasons early and not challenge for points in the remaining three World Tour events on the calendar.

Course

The race consisted of 16 laps of a circuit in length, an increase of one lap from the 2010 running of the race. The circuit is well-suited for climbers and those who are used to steep descents. The finish was on an uphill climb, that was located on ''Grand-Allée'', in the heart of Old Québec.

Teams

As the race was held under the auspices of the

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, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Four additional wildcard invitations were given – , , and – to form the event's 22-team peloton. The 22 teams invited to the race were:

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix Cycliste De Quebec, 2011

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