June 14, 2005 (Saint-Georges, Qc) — Quebec’s Martin Gilbert (Volkswagen-Trek) is the unofficial winner of today’s Stage 1 of the 20th Tour de Beauce Bell – a 169 km road race that started and finished in Saint-Georges, Quebec. Full report and official results to follow.

Stage 1 Results
1. Martin Gilbert (QC) Volkswagen Trek 4h 15min 16 sec.
2. Dominique Rollin (QC) Équipe du Québec s.t.
3. Domenico Passuello (ITA) Amore & Vita (Pologne) s.t.
4. Thorben Wieditz (GER) Le Yéti (Canada) s.t.
5. Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators (USA) s.t.