Tour de Gatineau 2026: Reusser and Vallieres lead the entry list

Tour de Gatineau 2026: the context On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Tour de Gatineau will take place, a procontinental category race held in Canada. The event promises to be a significant appointment in the North American women's calendar, with a small but high-quality entry list. The expected protagonists Among the verified entrants are four names: Laury Milette and Jazmine Lavergne (both Team Abadie Magnan), Magdeleine Vallieres (Canada) and Marlen Reusser (Switzerland). The presence of Reusser, a reference point in time trials and stage races, significantly raises the level of the startlist. This year's results To assess the ambitions of the favourites, let's start with the most recent documented results. Marlen Reusser has achieved standout placings in several stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: 1st on stage 4, 2nd on stage 5, 4th on stage 7 and 10th on stage 1. Also in stage races, she shone at the Tour de Suisse Women with a 1st place on stage 5. These results, referring to individual stages or leader's jerseys, testify to her high level and ability to compete on different terrains. Magdeleine Vallieres boasts a 4th place at the Kreiz Breizh Elites Féminin and placings in the classics: 8th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes and 8th at the Durango Durango Emakumeen Saria. She also achieved stage placings at the Giro d'Italia Women (8th on stage 5 and 10th on stage 9). Her profile as a resilient rider suited to hilly courses makes her a serious contender. For Laury Milette and Jazmine Lavergne, both of Team Abadie Magnan, no historical data is available on the platform: their participation is therefore an unknown, albeit in a team context that could attempt tactical moves. Favourites for victory Based on the data, Marlen Reusser starts as the number one favourite. The consistency of her top placings in WorldTour stage races and her time trial experience — confirmed by her recent victory at the Chrono Féminin de Gatineau (source: Cyclingnews) — place her clearly above the other entrants. Marlen Reusser won the Chrono Féminin de Gatineau, showing excellent form ahead of the World Championships — source: Cyclingnews Magdeleine Vallieres is the second favourite: her results in the classics and at the Giro d'Italia Women give her the credentials to fight for the podium, leveraging her endurance on demanding courses. The two Team Abadie Magnan riders, Laury Milette and Jazmine Lavergne, complete the entry list but, in the absence of historical data, their potential cannot be assessed with verified elements. They could be the surprises of the day, but any prediction would be unfounded. Podium prediction On the eve of the race, the startlist seems to set up a duel between Reusser and Vallieres, with the Team Abadie Magnan riders completing the picture as possible outsiders. With only four verified names, the race promises to be open to surprises, but the data points to Marlen Reusser as the most solid candidate for the final victory.