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: SirottiWith 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.
We are lining up at @LeTour with a versatile team aiming for stage wins!
?️ "I believe that each of our eight selected riders has what it takes to be victorious in this race." – Sports Manager, Rik Verbrugghe.
Read all about our TDF lineup right here: https://t.co/8kDSwuBHVO
__… pic.twitter.com/BL3bM6UrwU— Israel – Premier Tech (@IsraelPremTech) June 23, 2023
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.
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.