I just compiled a list of cyclists that went on to great careers as top athletes after taking part in the Tour de l'Abitibi. Yes, I probably forgot a few names and the list below is therefore incomplete. Same thing for the team's names, I included the most important ones. Everyone has their own opinion on what makes a cyclist a "great" one, but I think the most important names are part of the list. I split the names by origin. Looking at the list, anyone must acknowledge that the Tour de l'Abitibi is one of the most important races for juniors worldwide. Enjoy!
| Nom / Name | Année / Year | Pays / Country | Carrière / Carreer |
Européens / Europeans |
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Matthias Kessler |
1996 | Allemagne | Pro (Telekom, T-Mobile, Astana) |
| Sebastian Lang | 1997 | Allemagne | Pro (Gerolsteiner, Lotto) |
| Matti Breschel | 2001 | Danemark | Pro (CSC, Saxo Bank, Rabobank) |
| Bruno Wojtinek | 1981 | France | Pro (Peugeot, Z, Super-U) |
| Franck Pineau | 1981 | France | Pro (RMO), directeur FDJ |
| Éric Boyer | 1981 | France | Pro (Système-U, Z, Gan) |
| Jacky Durand | 1985 | France | Pro (Castorama, Lotto, FDJ) |
| Laurent Jalabert | 1986 | France | Pro (Toshiba, ONCE, CSC) |
| Jean-Cyril Robin | 1987 | France | Pro (Castorama, Festina, US Postal, FDJ) |
| Eddy Seigneur | 1987 | France | Pro (Z, Gan, FDJ) |
| Pavel Padrnos | 1988 | Tchécoslovaquie | Pro (Discovery Channel, US Postal) |
| Stéphane Heulot | 1989 | France | Pro (Banesto, Gan, FDJ) |
| Gabriel Rasch | 1993 | Norvège | Pro (Cervélo, Garmin, FDJ) |
| Pierrick Fedrigo | 1996 | France | Pro (Crédit Agricole, Bouyges, FDJ) |
| Arnaud Démare | 2008 | France | Pro (FDJ) |
| Michael Zanoli | 1985-1986 | Hollande | Pro (Coors Light, Tulip, Motorola) |
| Erik Dekker | 1988 | Hollande | Pro (Buckler, Rabobank) |
| Michael Boogerd | 1989 | Hollande | Pro (Rabobank) |
| Kenny van Hummel | 1999-2000 | Hollande | Pro (Skil-Shimano, Vacansoleil) |
| Tom Veelers | 2001 | Hollande | Pro (Skil-Shimano) |
| Denis Menchov | 1995 | Russie | Pro (Banesto, Rabobank, Katusha) |
| Asie-Océanie / Asia-Oceania | |||
Julian Dean |
1992 | New Zealand | Pro (Crédit Agricole, Garmin, GreenEdge) |
| Fumiyuki Beppu | 2000 | Japon | Pro (Discovery Channel, Radio Shack, GreenEdge) |
| Américains / Americans | |||
| Doug Shapiro | 1976 | USA | Olympien /olympic athlete, Pro (7-Eleven, Coors Light) |
| Davis Phinney | 1977 | USA | Olympien / olympic athlete, Pro (7-Eleven) |
| Matt Eaton | 1979 | USA | Pro (7-Eleven) |
| Andy Hampsten | 1979-1980 | USA | Pro (7-Eleven, Motorola) |
| Steve Hegg (Ingram) | 1980-1981 | USA | Olympien / Olympic athlete, pro |
| Franck McCormack | 1985-1986-1987 | USA | Pro (Saturn) |
| Richard Hincapie | 1987 | USA | Le frère de l'autre! / Brother of George |
| Mark McCormack | 1987-1988 | USA | Pro (Saturn, Colavita) |
| Bobby Julich | 1988-1989 | USA | Pro (Motorola, Cofidis, Crédit Agricole, CSC) |
| Jonas Carney | 1988 | USA | Pro (Coors Light, Shaklee, Jelly Belly) |
| Robbie Ventura | 1988 | USA | Pro (Saturn, US Postal) |
| Tyler Hamilton | 1989 | USA | Pro (US Postal, CSC, Phonak) |
| Chann McRae | 1989 | USA | Pro (Garmin) |
| Kevin Livingston | 1990-1991 | USA | Pro (Motorola, Cofidis, US Postal) |
| Jonathan Vaughters | 1990 | USA | Pro (US Postal), manager (Garmin) |
| Dave Zabriskie | 1997 | USA | Pro (US Postal, CSC, Garmin) |
| Phil Zajicek | 1997 | USA | Pro (Mercury, Saturn, FlyV) |
| Will Frischkorn | 1998 | USA | Pro (Mercury, Ssaturn, Colavita) |
| Patrick McCarty | 1999-2000 | USA | Pro (Rock Racing, Spidertech) |
| Rahsaan Bahati | 1999-2000 | USA | Pro (Rock Racing, Bahati Foundation) |
| Saul Raisin | 2001 | USA | Pro (Crédit Agricole) |
| Tyler Farrar | 2002 | USA | Pro (Garmin) |
| Nick Frey | 2004-2005 | USA | Pro (Jamis-Sutter Homes) |
| Caleb Fairly | 2004 | USA | Pro (HTC, Spidertech) |
| Peter Stetina | 2004 | USA | Pro (Garmin) |
| Taylor Phinney | 2007 | USA | Pro (BMC) |
| Ben King | 2007 | USA | Pro (Radio-Shack) |
| Canadiens / Canadians | |||
| Alex Stieda | 1979-1980 | Canada | Pro (7-Eleven, Motorola) |
| Tim Lefebvre | 1985 | Canada | Cycliste reconnu au Canada / High-level cyclist in Canada |
| Steve Bauer | 1986 | Canada | Olympien / olympic athlete (2e à L.A.) et pro (La Vie Claire, 7-Eleven, Motorola) |
| Gord Fraser | 1986 | Canada | Olympien / olympic athlete, pro (Motorola, Mercury, HealthNet) |
| Peter Reid | 1987 | Canada | Triathlète professionnel / pro triathlete |
| Kris Westwood | 1988 | Canada | Cycliste reconnu au Canada / High-level cyclist in Canada |
| Alyson Sydor | 1990 | Canada | Olympienne et championne du monde vtt / Olympic athlete and world champion MTB |
| Roland Green | 1991-1992 | Canada | Champion du monde / world champion cross-country |
| Michael Barry | 1992 | Canada | Pro (US Postal, HTC, Sky) |
| Ryan Roth | 2000-2001 | Canada | Pro (Spidertech) |
| Christian Meier | 2002-2003 | Canada | Pro (Garmin, GreenEdge) |
| Québécois / Quebecers | |||
| Robert Van den Eynde | 1969 | Québec | Frère de l'autre! / Brother of Eric |
| Marc Lemay | 1969-1970-1971 | Québec | Président de l'ACC, responsable de l'entrée du vtt aux jeux olympiques / President of CCA and responsible for MTB entrance in the olympic games |
| Richard Michaud | 1970 et 1975 à 1980 | Québec | Figure reconnue des courses en Montérégie, malheureusement décédé / Well known cycling figure in the Montreal area, deceased |
| Éric Van den Eynde | 1970-1971-1972 | Québec | Entraineur émérite / Well known coach |
| Patrick Roseboom | 1972-1973-1974 | Québec | Coureur reconnu au Québec / High-level cyclist in Quebec |
| Pierre Harvey | 1974-1975 | Québec | Olympien d'été et d'hiver, fondeur mondialement reconnu, un VO2Max de cheval et le père de l'autre! / Olympic athlete in both summer and winter games, elite xc ski racer, horse-worthy VO2Max and father of Alex |
| Jean-Louis Godet | 1974-1975-1976 | Québec | Entraineur au niveau local (le mien en 1992!) / Local level coach (mine in 1992)! |
| Louis Garneau | 1975-1976 | Québec | Olympien et entrepreneur / Olympic athlete and entrepreneur |
| Pierre Hutsebault | 1975 | Québec | Entraineur émérite (le mien en 2010-2011 via Peak Centre!) / Well known coach (mine in 2010-2011 via Peak Centre) |
| Gervais Rioux | 1977-1978-1979 | Québec | Olympien / olympic athlete, pro (Evian-Miko), entrepreneur (Argon 18) |
| Stéphane Le Beau | 1982 | Québec | Champion du monde sur piste chez les maîtres / Track world champion (Master's) |
| Fernand Roseboom | 1980-1981 | Québec | Coureur reconnu au Québec / High-level cyclist in Quebec |
| Yvan Waddell | 1981-1982 | Québec | Olympien / Olympic athlete |
| Gianni Vignaduzzi | 1983 | Québec | Olympien / olympic athlete, pro (Jolly Cucine) |
| Didier Cojan | 1984 | Québec | Frère de l'autre! / Brother of Yannick |
| Kris Koberstein | 1985-1986 | Québec | Olympien / Olympic athlete, pro |
| Yannick Cojan | 1986-1987 | Québec | Roi des Mardis de Lachine / King of the Mardis de Lachine crit series |
| Jacques Landry | 1986-1987 | Québec | Olympien / Olympic athlete |
| Danny Villemure | 1987 | Québec | Coureur reconnu au Québec / High-level cyclist in Quebec |
| John Malois | 1988-1989 | Québec | Olympien / olympic athlete |
| Peter Wedge | 1990 | Québec | Pro (Shaklee) |
| François Villemure | 1990 | Québec | Coureur reconnu au Québec / High-level cyclist in Quebec |
| Steve Rover | 1990-1991 | Québec | Coureur reconnu au Canada / High-level cyclist in Canada |
| Dominique Perras | 1991-1992 | Québec | Pro (Phonak) |
| Pascal Choquette | 1995 | Québec | Entraineur de l'équipe du Québec / Current Quebec team coach |
| Annie Gariépy | 1995-1996 | Québec | Coureuse dominante au Quebec / Dominating rider in Quebec |
| Lyne Bessette | 1996 | Québec | Olympienne / olympic athlete, pro (Saturn) |
| Bruno Langlois | 1997 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
| Charles Dionne | 1997 | Québec | Pro (Shaklee, Saunier-Duval, FlyV) |
| Dominique Rollin | 1999-2000 | Québec | Pro (Toyota-United, Cervélo, FDJ) |
| Martin Gilbert | 2000 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
| Keven Lacombe | 2003 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
| David Veilleux | 2004-2005 | Québec | Pro (Europcar) |
| Guillaume Boivin | 2006-2007 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
| Simon Lambert-Lemay | 2007 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
| Hugo Houle | 2007 | Québec | Pro (Spidertech) |
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