Champion was taken to the city of Belleville which is an amalgam of New York , Montreal , and Quebec City .
It tells the story of Madame Souza , an elderly woman who goes on a quest to rescue her grandson Champion , a Tour de France cyclist , who has been kidnapped by the French mafia for gambling purposes and taken to the city of Belleville ( an amalgam of New York , Montreal and Quebec City ) .
The Triplets of Belleville