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Michael Woods, Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin are heading to the 2023 Tour de France

Canadians have now raced in five consecutive editions

Photo by: Sirotti

With Israel-Premier Tech’s 2023 Tour de France lineup announced on Friday, Canadians will now have been in five consecutive editions of La Grande Boucle. Michael Woods, Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin will all be lining up in Bilbao, Spain on Canada Day for the 110th edition. The same trio started last year’s Tour.

Michael Woods is appearing in his fourth Tour de France and his third in a row. He just finished winning his second consecutive La Route d’Occitanie. This will be his 10th Grand Tour.

Hugo Houle is heading to his eighth Grand Tour and fifth consecutive Tour de France. Last year on July 19 Houle became the first Canadian to win a stage of the Tour de France in 34 years, joining Steve Bauer as the only Canucks to have done so. Houle just came off placing 21st in the Tour de Suisse.

Hugo Houle
After close to 10 years, Hugo Houle achieves his Tour de France win to honour his brother Pierrik. Image: Sirotti

Guillaume Boivin’s seventh Grand Tour will also be his third Tour de France in a row. Boivin came ninth in late March’s Spring Classic Dwars door Vlaanderen.

The Tour de France kicks off in eight days.