Josh Burnett seals overall victory at Tour de Beauce
Conn McDunphy takes a solo win in stage 5 finale in Saint-Georges
Conn McDunphy (Team Skyline) soloed to the final stage 5 victory at the Tour de Beauce on the streets of Saint-Georges.
McDunphy broke away from the field in the last two laps of the 12-lap circuit race and built a lead out to nearly a minute. He then held on for the victory by just four seconds ahead of the chase group.
Jérôme Gauthier (Team Ecoflo Chronos) finished second on the day and Sasha Renaud-Tremblay (TaG Cycling) was third.
Josh Burnett (MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project) won the overall title, having taken the race lead after winning the queen stage 3 atop Mont Mégantic.
He maintained that lead during the stage 4 Quebec City circuit race and the final stage 5's 122.4km race held across longer laps in Saint-Georges.
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