Hugo Houle
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Full name | Hugo Houle | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sainte-Perpétue, Canada | September 27, 1990||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||
Current team | Israel–Premier Tech | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
Amateur team | |||||||||||||||
2010 | Canadian National Team | ||||||||||||||
Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | SpiderTech–C10 | ||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Astana[2][3][4][5] | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Israel–Premier Tech[6] | ||||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||||
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Hugo Houle (born September 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[7]
Career
[edit]Born in Sainte-Perpétue, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Houle began racing triathlons, aged 10, alongside his brother, before focussing on cycling at the age of 16.[8] He became acquainted with former professional cyclist Louis Garneau, who provided him with a team and equipment. Between 2008 and 2010, Houle combined cycling with completing a college degree in Québec. After graduating, he signed his first professional contract with Canadian team SpiderTech–C10.[9] Whilst at SpiderTech–C10, Houle won the general classification of the Tour de Québec as well as a stage.[10] He also finished third in the Canadian National Time Trial Championships in 2012, as well as finishing fourth at the under-23 road race at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships.[11]
AG2R La Mondiale (2013–17)
[edit]SpiderTech–C10 disbanded at the end of the 2012 season, and Houle moved to French professional team Ag2r–La Mondiale. During this time, he competed in the Giro d'Italia twice and the Vuelta a España once. He also won the time trial at the Pan American Games and the Canadian National Time Trial Championships in 2015.[11][12] In 2016, he was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[13]
Astana (2018–21)
[edit]In 2018, Houle signed for Astana, becoming the first Canadian to sign for the team.[14] He rode his first Tour de France in 2019.[15] In September 2019, he extended his contract with Astana through 2022.[16] He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][17]
Israel–Premier Tech
[edit]Despite holding a contract for the 2022 season with the Astana Qazaqstan Team,[16] Houle left the team, and joined Israel–Premier Tech on a three-year contract.[18]
Having featured in the breakaway on the ninth stage of the Tour de France without success, Houle was involved in a successful breakaway four stages later with Mads Pedersen and Fred Wright; Houle led out the sprint in Saint-Étienne, but was beaten to the line by both Pedersen and Wright.[19] Following the final rest day, Houle made his third breakaway of the race on stage 16. With 39 kilometres (24 miles) remaining,[20] Houle opened a gap on the rest of the breakaway and soloed away to win the stage by more than a minute ahead of Valentin Madouas and teammate Michael Woods.[21] This made him only the second Canadian rider to win an individual stage in the Tour de France, after his Israel–Premier Tech directeur sportif Steve Bauer, who won the first stage in 1988.[22] He then followed this up with second place overall, behind Andreas Leknessund, at the Arctic Race of Norway.[23]
Personal life
[edit]Houle's brother, Pierrick, was killed by a drunk driver in 2012 while out running. Since then, Houle has contributed to Opération Nez Rouge (English: Operation Red Nose), a charity which aims to stop drunk-driving on the roads.[24]
Houle dedicated his win in Stage 16 of the 2022 Tour de France to his brother.[21]
Major results
[edit]Source: [25]
- 2010
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2011
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour de Québec
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Under-23 time trial
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Tour de Québec
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Mountains classification Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2014
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2015 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Time trial, Pan American Games
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2017
- 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2018
- 4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 8th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2019
- 5th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 2021 (1)
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
- 2022 (1)
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 16
Combativity award Stage 16
- 2nd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 2023
- 3rd Maryland Cycling Classic
- 8th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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113 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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— | — | — | — | 91 | 47 | 66 | 24 | 38 | 50 |
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— | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Astana - Pro Team". Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Hugo Houle". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Fuglsang, Houle confirmed with Israel Start-Up Nation". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "ISRAEL START-UP NATION". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh. "Tour de France unsung heroes: Hugo Houle wants to win a stage in memory of his brother". VeloNews. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "HUGO HOULE". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Piel Côté (29 July 2012). "Hugo Houle l'emporte". Agence QMI (in French). TVA Interactif. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Hugo Houle". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Jones, Robert (25 June 2015). "Houle crowned Canadian time trial champion". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Pioro, Matthew. "Hugo Houle racing with Astana in 2018". Canadian Cycling. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b Sturney, Rob. "Hugo Houle signs on for three more years with Astana". Canadian Cycling. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Road - HOULE Hugo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Cash, Dane (13 October 2021). "Jakob Fuglsang is headed to Israel Start-Up Nation". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (15 July 2022). "Pedersen jumps from breakaway to win sprint on Tour de France stage 13". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Whittle, Jeremy (19 July 2022). "Hugo Houle dedicates emotional Tour de France stage win to his late brother". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Canada's Hugo Houle dedicates stage win at Tour de France to late brother". Sportsnet. Rogers Sports & Media. The Canadian Press. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 July 2022). "Bauer 'proud' of Houle's first Canadian Tour de France win in 34 years". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (14 August 2022). "Hugo Houle carries Tour de France form to podium in Arctic Race of Norway". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Gauthier, Vincent. "Hugo Houle roule avec Nez rouge". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Hugo Houle". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Hugo Houle at UCI
- Hugo Houle at Cycling Archives
- Hugo Houle at ProCyclingStats
- Hugo Houle at Cycling Quotient
- Hugo Houle at CycleBase
- Cyclingbase profile for Hugo Houle
- 1990 births
- Canadian male cyclists
- Living people
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Canadian Tour de France stage winners
- Pan American Games medalists in cycling
- Canadian people of French descent
- People from Centre-du-Québec
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists from Quebec
- 21st-century Canadian sportspeople