Canadian cyclist Houle wins Stage 16 of Tour de France

Quebec native Houle is 1st Canadian to win Tour de France stage since his compatriot Steve Bauer in 1988

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – Canadian cyclist Hugo Houle won Stage 16 of the 2022 Tour de France on Tuesday as Israel–Premier Tech's 31-year-old rider went down history for his nation.

Houle, a Quebec native, is the first Canadian man to win a Tour de France stage since his compatriot Steve Bauer in 1988.

Bauer – a retired road bicycle racer – was victorious in France's Machecoul in 1988.

Houle completed Tuesday's Stage 16 in four hours, 23 minutes and 47 seconds to be the winner in Foix.

The 178.5-kilometer (110.9-mile) Stage 16 was held on a hilly track between Carcassonne and Foix.

Groupama-FDJ rider Valentin Madouas of France came second, and Houle's teammate at Israel-Premier Tech Michael Woods finished third in Foix.

Stage 17 – a mountain stage between Saint-Gaudens and Peyragudes in southwest France – will be run on Wednesday.

The Tour de France will end in Paris on July 24.

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