By: Normand Gosselin Some funny events and facts are worth mentioning, but only briefly. This article aims to bring together these side-events of the Tour. Miracle in Malartic Believe it or not, the sun was shining brightly for this half-stage run in an above-average time: 46.713 km/h. A passage to [...]

By: Normand Gosselin A cyclist is in the Junior category for only two years. We note that the national teams comprise mainly  2nd and last year juniors. What is the future? The Tour de la relève, which was run on Saturday, July 20, very directly projected the answer: 185 young [...]

By: Normand Gosselin Each edition of the Tour has its own story and anecdotes. This year’s 54th edition has its own very special story. The New Zealand junior rider Oliver Scott, could not complete his last year in his country in this category because of a health problem, which made [...]

By: Normand Gosselin Louis Barbeau, Executive Director of the Fédération québécoise des sports cyclistes, regularly attends the Tour de l'Abitibi and plays a very important role. With Jean-Philippe Éthier, from TVGO, he describes the events of each stage. In addition to serving the people watching the races, their information allows [...]

By: Normand Gosselin An event of the magnitude of the Tour de l'Abitibi requires the contribution of several hundred people and it is important to note, to talk about these people who, for many, take an important part of their annual vacation to make their contribution to this Tour ahich [...]

By: Normand Gosselin We think especially of her as mayor of Val-d'Or but the role of Céline Brindamour in the Tour de l'Abitibi has been most important over the past 15 years. Representing the City of Val-d'Or on the Tour’s Board of Directors, she also volunteered and trained her three [...]