With Tour of Britain as a quick warm-up in the legs,
Julian Alaphilippe heads overseas for his next adventure. In Canada, he'll take on the two WorldTour classics which he's not completely unfamiliar with, having finished in the top-10 of both races in the past.
It's always complicated to try to predict the outcomes of the two races as multiple scenarios from a long attack to a sprint could be on the menu. Starting with the
GP Quebec on Friday, riders are likely to head into an uphill sprint on the coast of the main Francophone city in the region. On the other hand Sunday's
GP Montreal will challenge riders with a circuit featuring the challenging Côte Camillien Houde (2.3 km 6.2%) where gaps are to be created.