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15/09/2019

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Astana riders attack in exciting race

It was an exciting tenth edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, with many attacks from different riders already with 70 kilometers to go. Pello Bilbao, Jonas Gregaard and Magnus Cort were the Astana riders who tried to force something on the hard climb they faced in every local lap. In the end, a select group took off on this climb during the final lap. It was Greg Van Avermaet who was the strongest rider from this group, winning the sprint in front of Diego Ulissi and Iván García Cortina. Hugo Houle was the first Astana rider to finish (28^th).

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09/09/2018

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Another top 10 finish in Canada for Michael Valgren, Hugo Houle part of day’s breakaway

An intense day on the streets of Montréal, as Hugo Houle was part of the day’s breakaway, Jakob Fuglsang attacked in the penultimate lap and finally Michael Valgren sprinting to an eighth place. After his ninth place in Québec, it was his second top 10 on Canadian soil. Michael Matthews took his second victory, winning both races.