TEAM CANADA ANNOUNCES SELECTION TO GRANDS PRIX CYCLISTES DE QUÉBEC ET DE MONTRÉAL
Ottawa, ON (August 30, 2022) – Cycling Canada has announced the eight rider team that will race in national team colours at the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal (GPCQM) on September 9th (Quebec City) and 11th (Montreal). The GPCQM races are the only two slated on the UCI WorldTour calendar held in the Americas, bringing the highest level of international competition for professional men on home soil.
“We have made it a point to invite the National Team since the very beginning to give them a unique and privileged experience, bringing them closer to their dream of reaching the ultimate circuit,” said Sébastien Arsenault, president and CEO of the GPCQM. “And we had proof this summer with our Quebec riders at the Tour de France. It’s all possible thanks to hard work, but also to the essential support of several decades of committed and passionate players.”
The team will be led by Pier-André Côté, who has had a breakthrough season, after being crowned Canadian Road Champion and winning the Grand Prix Criquelion. He will be joined by his Human Powered Health teammate Adam De Vos. The team will be rounded out by U23 riders, coming fresh off the Tour de l’Avenir, including U23 Canadian Road Champion, Carson Miles as well as Quentin Cowan and Thomas Schellenberg. In addition to the stacked field, Nicolas Côté and Matteo Dal-Cin will also be representing the maple leaf.
“The GPCQM has become a center piece of both the Men’s WorldTour and the Men’s Canadian development scene.” said Nigel Ellsay, National Team Coach at Cycling Canada. “For our athletes, this experience at the GPCQM will see us attacking, getting dropped and fighting at the highest level of the men’s peloton. These experiences will be invaluable to our athletes in their short and long-term development, while building memories to last a lifetime.”
Racing will start on Friday, September 9 in Québec City and will continue Sunday, September 11 in Montréal. For more details, click here.
Team Canada
Pier-André Côté – Lévis, QC*
Nicolas Côté – Saint-Bruno, QC
Quentin Cowan – Calgary, AB
Matteo Dal-Cin – Ottawa, ON
Carson Miles – Ottawa, ON
Nicholas Rivard – Bois-Des-Filion, QC
Thomas Schellenberg – Chilliwack, BC
*Only racing in Québec
