A patched pothole on the route of last weekend’s Grand Prix Cycliste had all eyes on the city’s road conditions.

The 14th edition of the city’s international cycling competition, which drew top cyclists from around the world, was held from Sept. 12-14. But this year it was the state of the roads, not the competition, that stole the spotlight.

Around 120 kilometres in, as riders climbed up Mount Royal, Dutch cyclist Pascal Eenkhoorn hit a raised patch of asphalt and was thrown onto the road, counting him down and out for the rest of the race.

It’s had some Montrealers grumbling about the city’s roads.

“I turned into a side lane and there was a speed bump followed by a pothole and it threw me off my bike,” said Montrealer David Tacium.

Resident Caleb Lebel adding, “If there’s a tree and

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