(From Cycling Canada)
In September 2010, the world’s best cyclists converged onto Canadian soil for the Québec City and Montréal Grands Prix Cyclistes (GPCQM); the first ever stop of the UCI WorldTour race series in the Americas. Five years later, the event continues to attract the best cyclists in the world while giving Canada’s top riders an opportunity to show their talent in front of home crowds. Cycling Canada has selected a strong lineup of professional road cyclists for the fifth edition of the GPCQM and Canadian cycling icon Steve Bauer will be the manager.
The team includes some of Canada’s top cyclists from pro-continental and continental teams, notably Ryan Anderson (Vancouver, BC) of Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies and former Canadian Champion Ryan Roth (Cambridge, ON) of Team Silber Pro Cycling.
The second edition of the Tour of Alberta will also feature some of the World’s best road cyclists, and the Canadian National Team comes in ready to perform with Hugo Houle (Ste-Perpétue, QC) of WorldTour squad AG2R La Mondiale headlining the team.
A total of eight cyclists, including BC’s Adam De Vos (Victoria, BC), Jordan Cheyne (Victoria, BC), and Cody Canning (Victoria BC) will be wearing the National Team colours with the intent of challenging top professional teams with strong performances throughout the six-day race around the province of Alberta.
The Tour of Alberta kicks off in Calgary on Tuesday September 2 with a prologue, and will visit communities in southern and central Alberta through to Sunday September 7 when the race will come to an end in Edmonton.
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TEAM CANADA – 2014 QUÉBEC CITY AND MONTRÉAL GRANDS PRIX CYCLISTES
Ryan ANDERSON (Vancouver, BC) [Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies]
Matteo DAL-CIN (Ottawa, ON) [Silber Pro Cycling]
Bruno LANGLOIS (Quebec, QC) [5-hr Energy]
Garrett MCLEOD (Wolfville, NS) [Team H&R Block]
Pierrick NAUD (Quebec, QC) [Garneau-Quebecor]
Benjamin PERRY (St. Catharines, ON) [Team NCCH p/b DEC Express]
Ryan ROTH (Cambridge, ON) [Silber Pro Cycling]
Mike WOODS (Ottawa, ON) [5-hr Energy]
TEAM CANADA – 2014 TOUR OF ALBERTA
Hugo HOULE (Ste-Perpétue, QC) [AG2R La Mondiale] [WT]
Garrett McCLEOD (Wolfville, NS) [Team H&R Block]
Benjamin PERRY (St. Catharines, ON) [Team NCCH p/b DEC Express]
Stuart WIGHT (Riverview, NB) [Team H&R Block]
Adam DE VOS (Victoria, BC) [Team H&R Block]
Jean-Sebastien PERRON (Gatineau, QC) [Stevens-The Cyclery]
Jordan CHEYNE (Victoria, BC) [Russ Hays Accent Inn Cycling Team]
Cody CANNING (Victoria, BC) [Russ Hays Accent Inn Cycling Team]