The two Canadian WT race are held in Québec this Friday and this Sunday.
On Friday, it takes place in Québec (the city) :
I would say the 216 km race is for punchers-sprinters. Last year, Matthews🇦🇺 won; it is his race : he won it 3 times, has been on the podium each of the last 6 editions + 2 other times previously.
This year, the circuit was modified a bit compared to previous editions.
On Sunday, it takes place in Montréal :
https://gpcqm.ca/en/grand-prix-cycliste-montreal/
This 209 km race offers a longer climb, opening the race and adding climbers and classicmen to punchers, with still a few sprinters. Pogatchar🇸🇮 won 2 of the last 3 editions, and he will be there on Sunday (as well as in Québec on Friday).
The circuit remains the same as previous editions.
I quite like these races, although Pogacar participating will remove most of the excitement for me :(
Julian fixed that for you!
Québec resisted Pogatchar once more. Like Milan–San-Remo 😀
On the other hand, I sometimes have the feeling, that he takes this race as a warm-up for Montréal...
Yeah, quite sure he needs to gain back some "race feeling" after his break. And we might have something different in Montréal, but still... Wout finished before him today, so that means Wout wins in Montréal! (a man can dream)
Delighted to see Alan Philip win again 🙂 also nice to see Skjelmose show form after a terrible season with so many crashes....