Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional

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multi-day event held each June in the

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region of

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since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America, and is a

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(UCI)-rated 2.2 continental circuit

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on the

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. The Queen Stage of the Tour de Beauce features the ascension of the iconic

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, 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

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. Quebec has hosted a stage of the Tour de Beauce for 25 consecutive years.

Classifications

The race has five individual classifications, and the leader in each wears a special jersey. * Yellow jersey:

General classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

(overall leader) * White jersey: Sprint classification * Jersey polkadot

Polka dot jersey:

Mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...

* Red jersey:

Young rider classification Young rider classification (french: classement général des jeunes) is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for ride ...

* Blue jersey: Winner of Quebec City Stage

Past winners

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Team classification

References

External links

*{{official website Cycle races in Canada Recurring sporting events established in 1986 Cycle racing in Quebec UCI America Tour races 1986 establishments in Quebec Beauce, Quebec Sports competitions in Quebec