Grand prix cycliste de Montréal
Race
The second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, UCI WorldTour event will be held in Quebec’s largest city. With his race, considered as strategic to the development of élite cycling on this side of the Atlantic, Montréal joins the prestigious ranks of cities hosting officially sanctioned UCI events in Europe, Oceania and Asia.
Teams entered
Priority entry in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, a WorldTour Circuit event, is reserved for the world’s best teams–the ProTeams–which as WorldTour licence holders are required to participate in every stop on the tour. WorldTour licences have been awarded to 18 teams for 2012.
The organizer may, at its discretion, increase the number of riders in its race field (to a maximum of 200) and invite Pro Continental teams (i.e., those granted official Pro Continental status by the International Cycling Union) to take part in the WorldTour events. Only teams meeting strict sporting, legal, administrative and ethical criteria can be awarded the Pro Continental team label.
List of teams entered for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
18 proteamS |
id |
country |
|---|---|---|
 AG2R LA MONDIALE |
ALM | FRA |
 ASTANA PROTEAM |
AST | KAZ |
 BMC RACING TEAM |
BMC | USA |
 EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI |
EUS | ESP |
| TEAM GARMIN - BARRRACUDA |
GRM | USA |
 GREENEDGE CYCLING TEAM |
GEC | AUS |
 KATUSHA TEAM |
KAT | RUS |
 LAMPRE - ISD |
LAM | ITA |
| LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE |
LIQ | ITA |
 LOTTO BELISOL TEAM |
LTB | BEL |
| MOVISTAR TEAM |
MOV | ESP |
| OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP |
OPQ | BEL |
 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM |
RAB | NED |
 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN |
RNT | LUX |
 SKY PRO CYCLING |
SKY | GBR |
 TEAM SAXO BANK |
SAX | DEN |
| VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM |
VCD | NED |
3 WILD CARDS, TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|---|
Start list
The world’s 18 best teams, i.e., the ProTeams, are guaranteed to take part in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal race. Each ProTeam is made up of 20 riders or so. Depending on the course, each team’s sporting director will confirm to the organizer the names of his eight titular riders and two substitutes. Only the riders confirmed for the start list are eligible to line up for the start of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
Download the list (forthcoming)
Race Schedule
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal race will be run on a city circuit allowing spectators watching from anywhere along the course to see the riders pass by a total of 17 times over the 5 hours of competition. Get set for spectacular action!
Date:
Sunday, September 9, 2012
start finish/line:
Parc Avenue, North of the Georges-Étienne Cartier Monument
TEAM PRESENTATION
10 pm
start time:
11 am
finish time:
4 pm - 4:30 pm
race duration: More than 5 hours
Official team presentation and sign in
The team presentation, along with the official sign-in for all racers starting the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, is scheduled on Sunday, September 9, at 10 am, at the Start/Finish podium on Avenue du Parc, north of the Georges-Étienne Cartier monument.
Points scale
Only the first ten riders to cross the finish line of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal will earn points toward the UCI individual rankings, according to the following points scale:
Final position in the race |
Number of points |
|---|---|
1  |
80 |
| 2 |
60 |
| 3 |
50 |
| 4 |
40 |
| 5 |
30 |
| 6 |
22 |
| 7 |
14 |
| 8 |
10 |
| 9 |
6 |
| 10 |
2 |
UCI WORLD RANKING
Individual classification:
Ties on points between riders are resolved by counting up the greatest number of 1st place finishes, 2nd place finishes, etc. in the classification of the current year’s races, taking into account only finishes for which World Ranking points are allocated.
Team classification:
The team ranking is obtained by adding up the points obtained by the five best riders in the individual classification. Ties on points between teams are resolved according to the positions of their best riders in the individual classification.
Classification by nation:
The classification by nation is drawn up on the basis of the points obtained by the five best riders of each nationality in the individual classification. The tiebreaking method for equally ranked nations is to consider the positions of their best-ranked riders in the individual classification.
Class and categories
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is an officially sanctioned UCI WorldTour race—the pinnacle of top-level road bicycle racing competitions.
The event has been awarded the UCI WorldTour label in recognition of compliance with a set of very strict conditions: excellent sporting quality, unconditional respect of ethical considerations, and impeccable legal compliance.
The race is reserved for riders in the “Men Élite” category.
TV Broadcasts
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal is broadcasted in more than 75 countries.
Québec
Évasion 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Radio-Canada 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Canada et États-Unis
Rogers Sportsnet 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Cycling TV USA 11 am to 4 pm
Setenta Sports September 13, 11 am to 2 pm
NESN September 25, 6 pm
Europe
Eurosport 2 6 pm to 10:30 pm GMT
British Eurosport 9:15 pm to 10:30 pm GMT
Asie
Eurosport Asie/Pacifique 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm GMT
Cycling TV Asia/Pacific 7 pm to 10 pm GMT
