GP Québec tweaks course for 2025
The organizers of the Grand Prix de Québec announced a new, shorter circuit for 2025 with slightly less elevation gain per lap than previous editions. The revamped course retains its urban flavor and remains centered on the historic Plains of Abraham park, but cuts out the Côte des Glacis climb that took the race into the heart of the Old City section. In its place, the new circuit cuts a zig-zag route back to Rue Saint-Louis and onto the Avenue Georges VI to the start-finish line.
That makes the race's primary difficulty the Cóte de la Montaigne, which climbs 62 meters at 9% average, and leads to a draggy 3% pull up the Montée Cóte Saint-Louis to the finish line. Both climbs are situated in the last two kilometers of the circuit. While the new circuit is shorter, at 12 km, riders will do two more laps (18 total) for a distance of 216 km, while total elevation gain climbs incrementally, by around 100 meters total. The race will be held September 12.
