Alaphilippe, De Lie, Woods and Girmay headline GP Québec and GP Montréal

Biniam Girmay placed third in Quebec last year.
Biniam Girmay placed third in Quebec last year. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Julian Alaphilippe, Arnaud De Lie and Biniam Girmay are among the riders who will target victory at the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal on September 8 and 10.

Adam Yates, Simon Yates, Jai Hindley, Christophe Laporte, Michael Matthews and Michal Kwiatkowski have also confirmed their participation in the Canadian WorldTour races, together with local favourites Michael Woods, Derek Gee and Hugo Houle.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.