Hugo Houle

Hugo Houle (born 27 September 1990) is a Canadian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana.[3] In 2012, Houle won the general classification of the Tour de Québec as well as a stage while he was riding for SpiderTech–C10.[4] Houle acts mainly as a domestique for the French outfit. In 2015, he participated to his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. He won the 2015 Canadian Time Trial Championship over Ryan Roth and Christian Meier.[5]

Hugo Houle
Houle at the 2012 Tour de Beauce
Personal information
Full nameHugo Houle
Born (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990
Sainte-Perpétue, Quebec, Canada
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamAstana
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010Canadian National Team
Professional teams
2011–2012SpiderTech–C10
2013–2017Ag2r–La Mondiale
2018–Astana[2]
Major wins
One-Day Races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2015)

In 2016, he was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[6] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[7]

Career achievements

Major results

2010
1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2011
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
3rd Overall Tour de Québec
2012
1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de Québec
1st Stage 3
1st Mountains classification Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
1st Young rider classification
4th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
2014
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2015
1st Time trial, Pan American Games
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
8th Overall Danmark Rundt
2019
5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia 113 72
Tour de France 91
Vuelta a España 115
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
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References

  1. "Astana - Pro Team". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. Piel Côté (29 July 2012). "Hugo Houle l'emporte". Agence QMI (in French). TVA Interactif. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. Jones, Robert (25 June 2015). "Houle crowned Canadian time trial champion". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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