Once on the start line, Boivin made the opportunity count. He joined the day\u2019s major break and remained out front for more than 140km as the race moved onto the repeated Mount Royal circuits.<\/p>\n
The move was eventually brought back before the decisive attacks among the favourites, with Brandon McNulty going on to win the rainbow jersey. The American\u2019s victory is covered in our 2026 men\u2019s World Championships race report<\/a>.<\/p>\n For Boivin, the result mattered less than the setting. He described the final passages through Montr\u00e9al as a chance to take in a home crowd that included friends and supporters who had followed his career for years.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was definitely the last time you\u2019ll see me racing through the streets of Montr\u00e9al,\u201d he said, adding that he was at peace with the decision after a long process of reaching it.<\/p>\n A professional career that began in 2009<\/p>\n Boivin turned professional in 2009 and developed into one of Canada\u2019s most experienced road riders, combining sprinting strength with the durability needed for long Classics and Grand Tours.<\/p>\n He won three Canadian national road titles across the U23 and elite ranks, with elite victories in 2015 and 2021, and took bronze in the under-23 road race at the 2010 World Championships.<\/p>\n A bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games followed, while his European career included spells with Cannondale before a long association with the Israel Cycling Academy structure and its later WorldTour incarnations.<\/p>\n That organisation became Israel Start-Up Nation and Israel-Premier Tech before relaunching as NSN Cycling for 2026. ProCyclingUK looked at the transition in our piece on the launch of NSN Cycling<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boivin also won the Famenne Ardenne Classic in 2018 and produced one of the strongest Classics results of his career with ninth at Paris-Roubaix in 2021.<\/p>\n Five Tours de France and an Olympic appearance<\/p>\n Boivin became a familiar support rider in the biggest stage races during the latter part of his career. He raced five editions of the Tour de France between 2021 and 2025, as well as the Giro d\u2019Italia and Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n His first Tour came in 2021, when he rode in support of fellow Canadian Michael Woods. The pair were also teammates for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics, where Boivin helped Woods to fifth in the road race before finishing 65th himself.<\/p>\n![\"Guillaume](\"https:\/\/procyclinguk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Guillaume-Boivin-Team-Canada-portrait.avif\"\/)
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