Edvald Boasson Hagen
In September, Voeckler took the victory in the inaugural running of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, a new event on the UCI World Tour calendar. He downplayed his chances in the press in the days before the event citing a lack of form. However, he attacked in the final kilometre to cross the finish line on the "Grande-Allée" with a couple of bike lengths over 's Edvald Boasson Hagen.