Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2024

Michael Matthews launches early to win uphill bunch sprint, take third victory at race

Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla) claimed his third victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec by holding off the charge on the uphill sprint after launching early.

The Australian out-sprinted Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), who took second, and Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) who completed the podium after the moves of the attackers were wound back in. 

Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and defending champion Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) made their bid for victory at the base of the kilometre-long final climb of Côte des Glacis while Tiesj Benoot (Visma-Lease a Bike) tried to pre-empt the sprint. Benoot, however ended up with fourth, narrowly shuffled off the podium by the unfolding sprint.

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec overview

The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, one of two Canadian WorldTour races with sister race Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, returns on September 13, 2024.  The Montreal race takes place two days later.

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) emerged victorious in the 2023 edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, taking the first WorldTour win of his young career. The then 21-year-old beat Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) and Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) to take out the race.

In 2022, Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R Citroën) claimed a solo victory after attacking in the final lap and holding off the charging field to take the win ahead of Matthews and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux).

The race was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic.

Matthews was the last rider to capture back-to-back victories in Quebec, doing so in 2018 and 2019. Joining Matthews as two-time winners are Peter Sagan (2017, 2016) and Simon Gerrans (2014, 2012).

In 2024, the organisers stayed true to their traditional 201.6km route for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec circuit which is particularly well suited to punchers and those used to steep descents.

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Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec route

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The 201.6km route delivers a total of 2,976 metres of climbing over 16 laps of a hilly 12.6km circuit that starts and finishes on the Grande Allée in the charming 400-year-old, walled-in Quebec City. 

Each circuit features several short but steep climbs, first on Rue de la Montagne (375m at 10%), then the Côte de la Potasse/Des Glacis (420m at 9%) skirting around the iconic Chateau Frontenac, and finally up the Montée de la Fabrique/Des Jardins (190m at 7%) before looping around toward the uphill drag of more than 1 kilometre to the finish line.

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec start list

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Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec schedule

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec teams

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkea-B&B Hotels
• Astana Qazaqstan
• Bahrain Victorious
• Cofidis 
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
• EF Education-EasyPost 
• Groupama-FDJ 
• Ineos Grenadiers 
• Intermarché-Wanty 
• Lidl-Trek 
• Movistar 
• Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe 
• Soudal-QuickStep 
• Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 
• Team Jayco-AlUla 
• Visma-Lease a Bike
• UAE Team Emirates