The eleventh edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Qubec was won by Benot Cosnefroy. At the end of 201.6 kilometres of laps through Qubec, the Frenchman of AG2R Citron was the first to cross the finish line, after a successful attack in the final. Michael Matthews and Biniam Girmay joined him on the podium. Wout van Aert finished fourth.Qubec’22When Michael Matthews raised his hands for the second year in a row in 2019, he didn’t know that it would be Qubec’s last Grand Prix until 2022. The race was canceled for two years due to the covid pandemic. The race was on an unchanged city course over 12.6 kilometres with four short, vicious climbs.GP Qubec 2022 profileAfter some early skirmishes, a group of five riders managed to get away: Sbastien Grignard (Lotto Soudal), Stan Van Tricht (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Canadian Carson Miles, Hugo Toumire (Cofidis) and Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious). The quintet had 4 minutes on the peloton through the Parc de Champs-de-Bataille, along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, past the citadel and the iconic Chteau Frontenac. Miles picked up the mountain points. Back in the bunch, Jumbo-Visma, BikeExchange-Jayco and Intermarch-Wanty-Gobert put men on the front. As expected, Wout van Aert, Michael Matthews, Biniam Girmay and the other favourites kept their powder dry for a long time. It was also no big surprise that Miles was the first to let the leading group go. Just under 60 kilometres from the finish, he was the first to be…
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