Québec’s Simone Boilard wins at GP Oetingen
St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 rider takes first pro victory
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Simone Boilard/Instagram
Simone Boilard of the St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 cycling team took a big win at the one-day GP Oettinge. Evy Kuijpers from the Fenix-Deceuninck team came in second, eight seconds later, with Maaike Boogaard of AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step rounding out the podium for third.
The 1.1, 119.3-km race was originally supposed to have been run on March 8. After a brutal snow storm, the event was pushed forward to August. This was Boilard’s first win as a professional, after an impressive 2023 season thus far. In June, she finished 7th at the gruelling Alpes Gresivaudan classic after a solid ride at the RideLondon Classique where she finished 13th overall.
🏆 VICTOIRE 🏆
Simone Boilard remporte le Grand Prix de Oetingen en solitaire après être partie en échappée à 36 kilomètres de l’arrivée.
📸 @DevaireAuguste pic.twitter.com/r3wdSaNqGD
— St Michel – Mavic – Auber93 🍩 (@Auber93Cyclisme) August 19, 2023
At the recent elite women’s road worlds in Glasgow, she finished 32nd, the top Canadian finisher. For 2024 and 2025, the 23-year-old will be joining the Norwegian Uno-X team.
After the race, she posted on Instagram about the big day. “Told you I was not a sprinter! My first pro Win! When I least expected it… This season has been so hard for me dealing with a lot of shit on and off the bike but this week-end I just tried to enjoy racing, be in the moment and stop focusing on the outcome,” her caption read. “I know I took a few detours to get there today and my path hasn’t been the smoothest. I am a tricky athlete to coach that’s for sure. Thanks for everything Pierre Hutsebaut, and many others.”
