Tour de Beauce
Tour de Beauce 2012
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| Date | June |
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| Region | Quebec, Canada |
| English name | Tour de Beauce |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Canadian Cycling Federation |
| First edition | 1986 |
| Editions | 31 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 James Gilles (CAN)
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| Most wins |
 Benjamin Day (AUS)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Gregory Daniel (USA)
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Tour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986. It is the oldest stage-race in North America. The Tour de Beauce is a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-rated 2.2 continental circuit stage race on the UCI America Tour.
The Queen Stage of the Tour de Beauce features the ascension of the iconic Mont-Mégantic National Park, a 6-km climb averaging 18% grade on the highest elevation road in the Province of Quebec.
The race has five stages, including two half-stages, one of which is usually held in Québec City. Quebec has hosted a stage of the Tour de Beauce for the last 25 consecutive years.
The race has five individual classifications, and the leader in each will wear a special jersey.
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