Intermarché-Wanty immediately took control for their leader, controlling the peloton for most of the sixteen laps of the Quebec circuit, each including the Côte des Glacis and the Côte de la Montagne climbs. Despite multiple attacks in the final laps, including those by Tadej Pogacar and Julian Alaphilippe, a small group sprint decided the outcome.

The Tour de France green jersey winner has now secured his second consecutive podium finish in a World Tour classic, five days after his third-place finish at the Hamburg Cyclassics. This time, it was at the end of an uphill sprint that the Eritrean rider climbed to second place behind Michael Matthews, improving his previous result in this race and his third-place finish in 2022.

Biniam Girmay: “It was a particularly difficult edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, harder than the previous two. But I always felt supported by my team, who did a huge amount of work all day. From the start, we controlled the race. In the last two laps, I really suffered with the pace of UAE and Pogacar, but I didn’t panic and kept my rhythm so I wasn’t in the red. It was a special sprint, everyone was going full gas in the last kilometer. I think I maneuvered well in the last 500 meters to gain places, unfortunately, Matthews was the fastest today. I’m happy to reward my team with a nice podium.”