10 best photos from the 2023 Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal

Images that capture the drama of the WorldTour races in La Belle Province

Photo by: Nick Iwanyshyn

Canadian Cycling Magazine September 11, 2023

Photographer Nick Iwanyshyn was on assignment in Quebec City and Montreal recently to document the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal. The course through Quebec City, especially on the climbs through the old town, provided Iwanyshyn with many vantage points. In Montreal, weather was a challenge. “Truthfully, after the first two or three laps, I was ready to call it a day,” he joked after the event in Montreal. “The rain was just coming down. I continued to check the radar on my phone, but it was raining so much that I couldn’t move the map around with my finger. The day started off incredibly dark, but it turned out to be a really great day of racing.”

Here are 10 photos taken by Iwanyshyn at truly capture the action and the emotion at the only WorldTour races in North America. (Click on each image to enlarge.)

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — Riders climb Côte de la Montagne early in the 2023. Image: Nick Iwanyshyn

The bunch rounds a corner on rue Dalhousie with the Château Frontenac high above at the 2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. Image: Nick Iwanyshyn

Arnaud De Lie of Lotto–Dstny celebrates as he crosses the finish line taking the victory at the 2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec after timing his sprint to perfection. Image: Nick Iwanyshyn

A Cofidis rider comes down la Ramp at Polytechnique Montréal during the 2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Image: Nick Iwanyshyn

Osgoode, Ont.’s Derek Gee of Israel–Premier Tech collects himself shortly after finishing the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Image: Nick Iwanyshyn