Hugo Houle first Canadian in 34 years to win a Tour De France Stage

Hugo Houle of Sainte-Perpetue, Que., finished in a time of four hours 23 minutes 47 seconds to win his first ever Tour De France Stage and become just the second Canadian rider to win a stage on the Tour. It’s Houle’s second podium finish on this year’s Tour. He finished third in Stage 13 on Friday. After Steve Bauer won a Tour de France stage in 1988, Hugo Houle became the first rider from Quebec to win a stage between Port de Lers and Mur de Péguère as a tribute to his late brother. In third place were Valentin Madouas and Michael Woods.

Houle’s teammate Michael Woods of Ottawa was third, making for an unprecedented day of success for Canada at the elite Grand Tour cycling race.