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With its hilly terrain, the Beauport area is a real challenge for these cyclists! They climbed Côte Saint-Grégoire during the third edition of the Tour Cycliste de Beauport, held on June 12, 1976. The race came one month before the launch of the 1976 Montréal Olympic Games, the first event of its kind in Canada’s history.
1912 - 1976

Sports and leisure in Beauport

This album, prepared by the Société d’art et d’histoire de Beauport, gives an insight into the day-to-day sports and leisure activities of the area during the 20th century. It reveals a community enjoying a host of sporting activities, which became more widespread in the area over time. The local historical roots of many sports can be seen, including swimming, hockey, skiing and cycling. And if you want to relax, you can take a stroll through the Holt Renfrew Zoo built near Montmorency Falls in 1907! Did you know it was the first zoo in Quebec?

1976 Olympic fever

Auteur inconnu With its hilly terrain, the Beauport area is a real challenge for these cyclists! They climbed Côte Saint-Grégoire during the third edition of the Tour Cycliste de Beauport, held on June 12, 1976. The race came one month before the launch of the 1976 Montréal Olympic Games, the first event of its kind in Canada’s history.
Chronoscope Did you attend this event? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Société d’art et d’histoire de Beauport Document in the public domain (free of copyright) -Gaston Bélanger Fonds - Date: 1976