The Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay was a bicycle stage race held annually in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was part of the UCI America Tour and the race was reserved to riders between 19 and 22 of age and was rated 2.Ncup by the UCI.[1] It was the only U23 race held outside of Europe.[2]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early June |
| Region | Quebec, Canada |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI America Tour 2.Ncup |
| Type | Stage race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2008 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Final edition | 2013 |
| First winner |  Thomas Kvist (DEN) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Final winner |  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) |
In 2014, the race was no longer part of the Nations' Cup calendar,[3][4] and instead, was held as the Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay.
Results
edit| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2008 | Thomas Kvist (DEN)
|
 Rui Costa (POR)
|
 Alfredo Balloni (ITA)
|
| 2009 |  Johan Le Bon (FRA)
|
 Nico Keinath (GER)
|
 Sergio Henao (COL)
|
| 2010 |  Luka Mezgec (SLO)
|
Camilo Suárez (COL)
|
 Ben King (USA)
|
| 2011 | Christopher Juul Jensen (DEN)
|
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ)
|
Miras Bederbekov (KAZ)
|
| 2012 | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ)
|
Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
|
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
|
| 2013 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR)
|
Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
|
Diego Ochoa (COL)
|
References
edit- ^ "Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Coupe des Nations - Ville de Saguenay". Coupe des Nations. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ St-Pierre, Johanne (7 November 2013). "La Coupe des nations remplacée" [Nations Cup replaced]. La Presse (in French). Gesca Limitée. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (8 November 2013). "Ville Saguenay quitte la Coupe des Nations Espoirs" [City of Saguenay leaves the Nations Cup Espoirs]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
External links
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