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Team Canada Announces Riders to Race at Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et Montréal

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August 29, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the athletes who will ride in the colours of Team Canada for the eighth edition of the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et Montréal (GPCQM), Canada’s two only WorldTour races, that will take place on Friday, September 8th, in Quebec City and Sunday, September 10th, in Montreal.

Antoine Duchesne  ©  Cor Vos
Team Canada will be led by WorldTour riders Ryan Anderson and Antoine Duchesne, both of whom ride for the Direct Energie team. Duchesne was a member of Canada’s Olympic squad in Rio last year, and won the Climber’s Jersey at Paris-Nice. Anderson finished second at Polynormande last year and was fifth overall at the Tour of Alberta in 2014.

La Poly Normande final podium (l-r) Anderson, Planckaert, Duval  ©  Direct Energie
Team Canada also includes three current Canadian national champions – Matteo Dal-Cin is the current Elite road champion, Marc-Antoine Soucy is the Under-23 champion and Pier-Andre Cote is the Criterium champion, as well as the Canada Summer Games champion.

Matteo Dal-Cin wins the Elite Men's road title  ©  Pasquale Stalteri
Rounding out the team are Under-23 riders Jack Burke and Alec Cowan, plus 2016 national road champion Bruno Langlois.

Bruno Langlois  ©  Pasquale Stalteri
“We’re thrilled to be back again this year,” said Kevin Field, Road Head Coach at Cycling Canada.  “Marcel [Leblanc], Serge [Arsenault], Sebastien [Arsenault] and the whole team at GPCQM are awesome to work with.  We have a strong team, and we think Antoine, Ryan and Matteo can be strong riders for the finishes – especially in Quebec.

Alec Cowan  ©  Pasquale Stalteri
“We are again bringing our U23s to gain critical experience before the World Championships. Like past years, we’ll look to animate the race and be aggressive in breakaways in both Quebec and Montreal.  Racing at home at this level of race is extremely motivating for our athletes, they can’t wait for the opportunity.”

podium Marc-Antoine Soucy win’s U23 Men’s RR title  ©
“It has always been very important for the GPCQM to support the next generation of cyclists at the national level,” said Marcel Leblanc, Executive Vice-President of GPCQM. Again this year, it is with great pride that we welcome Canada’s National Team into our races. We hope they have a memorable experience alongside the best riders in the world.”

The Team
– Ryan Anderson – Spruce Grove, AB
– Jack Burke – Squamish, BC
– Alec Cowan – Calgary, AB
– Pier-Andre Cote – St-Henri de Levis, QC
– Matteo Dal-Cin – Ottawa, ON
– Antoine Duchesne – Saguenay, QC
– Bruno Langlois – Quebec City, QC
– Marc-Antoine Soucy – Amos, QC





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