Carter Deveer wins stage two and snatches the leader's jersey from Simon Gaudreault
by Radiociclismo Reporter
Carter Deveer (Canada) won the second stage of the Canadian race, covering the course in 3h22'52" and dropping the chasing group by 22 seconds. With this victory, Deveer also snatched the general classification leader's jersey from Simon Gaudreault, who was in command yesterday and today drops to second place, 11" behind.
Tour de l'Abitibi 2026 — Stage Two: Carter Deveer (Canada) won the second stage of the Canadian race, covering the course in 3h22'52" and dropping the chasing group by 22 seconds. With this victory, Deveer also snatched the general classification leader's jersey from Simon Gaudreault, who was in command yesterday and today drops to second place, 11" behind.The raceDeveer crossed the finish line solo, with a 22-second margin over the first chasing group, which was led in by Mederic Fortin (Canada) as runner-up. Behind Fortin came Gleb Novikov (Kazakhstan), Santiago Alejandro Perez Perez (Mexico), and Albert Brouillette (Canada), all with the same 22-second deficit.Stage two resultsCarter Deveer (Canada) — 3h22'52"Mederic Fortin (Canada) — +22"Gleb Novikov (Kazakhstan) — +22"Santiago Alejandro Perez Perez (Mexico) — +22"Albert Brouillette (Canada) — +22"Updated general classificationCarter Deveer (Canada) — 6h17'04"Simon Gaudreault — +11"Mederic Fortin (Canada) — +17"With this win, Deveer sits at the top of the general classification heading into the conclusion of the Tour de l'Abitibi 2026, holding an 11-second lead over Gaudreault and a 17-second advantage over Fortin.
