July 25, 2012 (Quebec City, QC) – The fifth edition of the exciting Tour de Québec stage race has a new title sponsor, Desjardins, and is back to full strength with five stage beginning today and runs from July 25-29th.

The action-packed schedule includes one sprint prologue, two road races, one time trial along the St-Laurent River, and two criteriums – one in St-Augustin and the final in Quebec City around the parliament buildings.

Tour de Quebec Desjardins

– July 25^th: sprints – Rue St-Jean, Québec
– July 26^th: road race – Île d’Orléans
– July 27^th: road race – St-Joachim
– July 28^th am: time trial – Promenade Champlain
– July 28^th pm: criterium – St-Augustin
– July 29^th: criterium – Quebec City parliament

This fifth edition features a mix of Quebec and US teams. BikeReg / Cannondale sports director Stephen Weller already confirmed that 2009 champion Josh Dillon will be back to defend his title.

“In general, there is a great interest from all teams with the new program presented over five days and everyone is excited and looking forward to competing in our beautiful region,” commented promoter Jean-Michel Lachance

In addition to the men’s race, there is also a women’s race presented over two days, as well as Masters categories during the weekend. In total, over 400 cyclists are expected.

Technical Guide (in French) HERE.

For more information, please click HERE.