reminder: Gatineau's "La Grande Visite" this weekend!

John Large submits some updates for "La Grande Visite".

June 12 and 13 mark the return of high level bike racing to Gatineau. Like the Phoenix rising from the ashes of the Women's WC in Montreal, "La Grande Visite" - Gatineau's popular family cycling event - launches into competitive cycling with a UCI time trial for men and women (CHRONO Gatineau, an International women's road race (Gran Prix Cycliste Gatineau), Jeux du Québec qualifying races and criteriums for provincial level masters, juniors and seniors. Also added is a 90km CycleSportif on Saturday.

The weekend looks like this:

Saturday June 12

• 09:00 La Grande Visite - 90km CycloSportif 
• 09:00 La Grande Visite - 35km CycloSportif 
• 10:30 Québec Games regional final – ITT – 8 km Minime - cadet boys/girls 
• 12:00 CHRONO GATINEAU TT - WOMEN UCI - 17.7km
• 14:00 Skills Competition - bibites, peewee, minimes
• 14:30 CHRONO GATINEAU TT - MEN UCI - 2 x 17.7km = 35.4km
• 19:00 Dinner of Champions 

Sunday June 13

Criterium. - 1 km course. 2- 500m straights (2 lane) with traffic circles at either end. Fantastic course for the display of skill and tactics. 

• 09:00 - Master 50+ and Women (jr, sen, master)
• 10:00 - Senior 3, Master 40-49 and Junior men
• 11:00 - Senior 1/2 and Master 30-39
• 12:30 - La Petite Visite - kids ride on the 1 km race circuit.
• 13:00 - Women UCI 99km Road Race.

Plenty for everyone. Ride your bike, enjoy the action, take in the beer garden.

Download the map for Chrono Gatineau TT 17.7km course (246k, PDF), the map for the womens' UCI road race (512k, PDF), and the official timetable (88k, PDF).