General Clinton Canoe Regatta

General Clinton Canoe Regatta Memorial Day Weekend
70-Mile Race from Cooperstown to Bainbridge, New York
Weekend Fair at General Clinton Park recreational canoes to 20 lb.

Longest single day flat water canoe race in the world

Canoes of all kinds compete from 90 lb. lightweight graphite canoes (within their respective classes). The start of this world championship 70 mile flat water endurance race is at the source of the Susquehanna River on Otsego Lake, Cooperstown, New York and finishes at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge, New York

Grueling 70 mile test of endurance, stamina, and canoeing skills

Canoeing's top marathon paddlers from North America and Europe, featuring world class athletes such as 28 time General Clinton Canoe Regatta winner, Canadian Serge Corbin and Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Barton. Estimated 3,000 amateur, professional and Olympic hopeful canoeists participate over the course of the weekend

US$25,000 in cash and prizes awarded


Full weekend with over 50 races in one or two person classes, for all ages including:
Generation Gap Relay--Race Relay--Scout Races --1-man 18 mile sprint--Youth Races---70 mile amateur endurance races--Sprint---70 mile pro endurance races

Thousands of spectators at every accessible point on the river contribute encouragement, cheer, and assist the canoeists over the big 4-day Memorial Day weekend. At the finish line, paddlers and spectators alike enjoy carnival rides, fireworks, free entertainment for kids of all ages, arts and crafts, all kinds of tasty foods, a flea market and much more !

❗🏁 Here Are the Standings of the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing 🏆 🏆 Michigan’s Mike Davis is the 2026 Triple Crown of...
09/15/2026

❗🏁 Here Are the Standings of the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing 🏆

🏆 Michigan’s Mike Davis is the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing Champion! Davis, who partnered with Quebec’s Guillaume Blais to win the 2024 Triple Crown championship, narrowly edged fellow Michigan paddler Dane Trudgeon for the 2026 overall title.

💥 Twenty-eight elite marathon canoe racers - 20 men and 8 women - from Quebec and five U.S. states completed the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing.

💥Quebec’s Eve Chamberland finished as the top overall woman in the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing standings, while Michigan’s Rebecca Davis was the top finisher among women competing on women’s teams.

💥 Quebec’s Guy Rousseau and Michigan’s Dan Mecklenburg were the top-finishing team to complete all three races of the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing together.

💥 Sincere congratulations and “Bravo!” to every one of the 28 athletes who completed the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing👉

🏅Mike Davis, 35, Homer, Michigan
🏅Dane Trudgeon, 19, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Weston Willoughby, 35, Traverse City, Michigan
🏅Renaud Flageole, 19, Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Quebec
🏅Dodd Yeager, 32, Seguin, Texas
🏅Anthony Fisher, 22, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Louis-Simon Pruneau, 28, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅Daniel Medina, 32, Roscommon, Michigan
🏅Logan Lammi, 24, Oscoda, Michigan
🏅Jackson Tucker, 29, Grand Rapids, Michigan
🏅Eve Chamberland, 34, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅Dan Mecklenburg, 64, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Guy Rousseau, 63, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
🏅Sarah Lessard, 38, Les Cèdres, Quebec
🏅Cecili Bugge, 26, Roscommon, Michigan
🏅Rebecca Davis, 36, Homer, Michigan
🏅Andy Hall, 54, Arlington, Massachusetts
🏅Bridget Hall, 24, Arlington, Massachusetts
🏅River Robertson, 34, North Berwick, Maine
🏅Austin Henchey, 37, Otego, New York
🏅Joseph Allison, 44, Morris, New York
🏅Frances Hiscox, 41, Newton, Massachusetts
🏅Patrick Armstrong, 48, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅René Joly, 70, Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec
🏅Patrice Deslauriers, 66, Mont-Laurier, Quebec
🏅Sylvain Doré, 61, Ferme-Neuve, Quebec
🏅Nickie Owens, 48, Ga***rd, Michigan
🏅Meghan Flack, 23, Needham, Massachusetts

📊 The Triple Crown rankings for each competitor are calculated by totaling their finish position at each race. Low score wins. Ties are settled by cumulative elapsed time.

🏆 The Triple Crown of Canoe Racing recognizes the exceptional skill, endurance, and determination of elite marathon canoe racing athletes who successfully complete three of the most challenging and renowned marathon canoe races in North America.

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👑 New York’s General General Clinton Canoe Regatta
👑 Michigan’s AuSable River Canoe Marathon
👑 Quebec’s Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie
🔗 TripleCrownOfCanoeRacing.com

👏 The races of the Triple Crown extend our sincere appreciation to👉
✅👏 ZRE Zaveral Racing Equipment, Paddle Hard Brewing, and the Swander family for Triple Crown Finisher-Raffle awards
✅👏 Michelle Milliken, Homewaters Real Estate of Grayling, for the Triple Crown Champion jackets

📷Photos - Pascal Proulx Photographe, Pierre Ayotte, Kate Reitz
📊 Thanks to Ryan Matthews


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❗🏁 Voici le classement de la Triple Couronne de canot marathon 2026 🏆

🏆Mike Davis, originaire du Michigan, est le vainqueur de la Triple Couronne du canot-marathon 2026 ! Davis, qui avait partagé le titre de la Triple Couronne 2024 avec son coéquipier québécois Guillaume Blais, a devancé de justesse son compatriote du Michigan, Dane Trudgeon, pour remporter le classement général de la Triple Couronne 2026.

💥 Vingt-huit (28) athlètes d'élite du marathon en canot – 20 hommes et 8 femmes – originaires du Québec et de cinq États américains ont bouclé la « Triple Couronne » 2026 des courses de canot.

💥 La Québécoise Eve Chamberland a terminé en tête du classement général féminin de la Triple Couronne de canot marathon 2026, tandis que Rebecca Davis, du Michigan, s'est classée première parmi les femmes concourant au sein d'équipes féminines.

💥 Le Québécois Guy Rousseau et le Michiganais Dan Mecklenburg ont constitué l'équipe la mieux classée à avoir disputé ensemble les trois courses de la Triple Couronne de canot marathon 2026.

💥 Toutes nos félicitations et un grand « Bravo ! » à chacun des athlètes qui ont terminé la Triple Couronne de canot marathon 2026❗
🏅Mike Davis, 35, Homer, Michigan
🏅Dane Trudgeon, 19, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Weston Willoughby, 35, Traverse City, Michigan
🏅Renaud Flageole, 19, Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Quebec
🏅Dodd Yeager, 32, Seguin, Texas
🏅Anthony Fisher, 22, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Louis-Simon Pruneau, 28, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅Daniel Medina, 32, Roscommon, Michigan
🏅Logan Lammi, 24, Oscoda, Michigan
🏅Jackson Tucker, 29, Grand Rapids, Michigan
🏅Eve Chamberland, 34, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅Dan Mecklenburg, 64, Grayling, Michigan
🏅Guy Rousseau, 63, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
🏅Sarah Lessard, 38, Les Cèdres, Quebec
🏅Cecili Bugge, 26, Roscommon, Michigan
🏅Rebecca Davis, 36, Homer, Michigan
🏅Andy Hall, 54, Arlington, Massachusetts
🏅Bridget Hall, 24, Arlington, Massachusetts
🏅River Robertson, 34, North Berwick, Maine
🏅Austin Henchey, 37, Otego, New York
🏅Joseph Allison, 44, Morris, New York
🏅Frances Hiscox, 41, Newton, Massachusetts
🏅Patrick Armstrong, 48, Shawinigan, Quebec
🏅René Joly, 70, Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec
🏅Patrice Deslauriers, 66, Mont-Laurier, Quebec
🏅Sylvain Doré, 61, Ferme-Neuve, Quebec
🏅Nickie Owens, 48, Ga***rd, Michigan
🏅Meghan Flack, 23, Needham, Massachusetts

📊 Le classement de la Triple Couronne de chaque concurrent est calculé en additionnant ses places d'arrivée à chaque course. Le score le plus bas l'emporte. En cas d'égalité, c'est le temps cumulé qui fait la différence.

🏆 La Triple Couronne de canot marathon récompense les compétences, l'endurance et la détermination exceptionnelles des athlètes d'élite de course de canot-marathon qui terminent avec succès trois des courses de canot-marathon les plus difficiles et les plus prestigieuses d'Amérique du Nord.

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👑 New York’s General Clinton Canoe Regatta
👑 Michigan’s AuSable River Canoe Marathon
👑 Quebec’s Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie
🔗 TripleCrownOfCanoeRacing.com

👏 Les organisateurs de la Triple Crown tiennent à exprimer leur sincère gratitude à 👉
✅ ZRE Zaveral Racing Equipment, Paddle Hard Brewing et la famille Swander pour les lots de la tombola réservés aux participants ayant terminé la Triple Crown 👏
✅ Michelle Milliken, de l'agence immobilière Homewaters Real Estate de Grayling, pour les vestes offertes aux champions de la Triple Crown

‼️🏆 Mike Davis of Michigan is the Champion of the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing !! Davis narrowly edged out fellow...
09/07/2026

‼️🏆 Mike Davis of Michigan is the Champion of the 2026 Triple Crown of Canoe Racing !!

Davis narrowly edged out fellow Michigan paddler Dane Trudgeon for the Triple Crown win. The Triple Crown championship was decided in Quebec at Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie, the final race of the series.

🏆The winners of the Classique de canots are Quebec paddlers Christian Charette and Louis-Simon Pruneau. Mike Davis and partner Anthony Fisher finished second, followed by fellow Michiganders Dane Trudgeon and Danny Medina in third. The Texas-Quebec pairing of Dodd Yeager and Renaude Flageole finished fourth, with the all-Quebec team of Ryan Stepka and Denis Marcoullier finishing fifth.

Complete results and more details will be forthcoming on the Triple Crown and Classique pages and social media streams and on the Classique website:
classiquedecanots.org

‼️NOTE - 3:55 p.m. COMPLETE RESULTS OF THE 93rd Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie have just been added to this FB post. 👏Bravo Classique Martin Gervais !

‼️NOTE - 4:20 p.m. Triple Crown of Canoe Racing COMPLETE RESULTS have just been added to this FB post.
👏Bravo Triple Crown/ARCM Ryan Matthews

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General Clinton Canoe Regatta
AuSable River Canoe Marathon
Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

‼️🏁 Today, 28 ultra-marathon canoe racing athletes take the final step on the as they compete in the last day of racin...
09/07/2026

‼️🏁 Today, 28 ultra-marathon canoe racing athletes take the final step on the as they compete in the last day of racing at Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie , the final stage of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing.

🏆In the battle for the Triple Crown Championship: After the first two stages at la Classique, two Michigan competitors - Mike Davis and Dane Trudgeon - are separated by only 1 point in the Triple Crown standings. In the tie-breaker - total elapsed time for all three Triple Crown races - the two are separated by less than 20 minutes! The outcome will be decided today in Quebec!

The Triple Crown of Canoe Racing recognizes the top performances by marathon canoe racers who compete at North America’s three most prestigious marathon canoe races:
👑 New York's General Clinton Canoe Regatta
👑 Michigan's AuSable River Canoe Marathon
👑 Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

🎥🏁 LIVE reports will be streamed today from the start and finish of the final day of racing action at la Classique:
💻 Facebook👉 Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie
📺 YouTube👉 https://www.youtube.com/-Officiel
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‼️🏁 Aujourd’hui, 28 athlètes d’ultra-marathon en canoë franchissent la dernière étape du en disputant la dernière journée de compétition à la Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie, au Québec, dernière étape de la Triple Couronne de canot marathon.

🏆Dans la course au titre de la Triple Couronne : après les deux premières étapes de la Classique, deux concurrents du Michigan – Mike Davis et Dane Trudgeon – ne sont séparés que par un point au classement de la Triple Couronne. Au critère de départage – le temps total des trois courses de la Triple Couronne –, moins de 20 minutes les séparent ! Le verdict tombera aujourd’hui au Québec !

La Triple Couronne de canot marathon récompense les meilleures performances des coureurs de marathon en canoë qui participent aux trois courses de marathon en canoë les plus prestigieuses d’Amérique du Nord :
👑 New York's General Clinton Canoe Regatta
👑 Michigan's AuSable River Canoe Marathon
👑 Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

🎥🏁 Des reportages EN DIRECT seront diffusés aujourd’hui depuis les lignes de départ et d’arrivée de la dernière journée de compétition de la Classique :
💻 Facebook👉 Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie
📺 YouTube👉 https://www.youtube.com/-Officiel

🏁 RESULTS: Stage 2 of Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie , the final stage of the Triple Crown o...
09/07/2026

🏁 RESULTS: Stage 2 of Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie , the final stage of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing.

🏆Congratulations to teams C2 & R9 for this second day of competition, presented by Paul Gauthier!

📍Monday | THIRD AND FINAL STAGE
✅Departure R9: 10 a.m.
✅Departure C2: 11 a.m.

🏁Expected arrivals at Saint-Quentin Island:
✅Arrival R9 around 1 p.m.
✅Arrival C2 around 2 p.m.

🎥🏁 LIVE reports will be streamed from the start and finish of the final stage!
🖥️ Facebook👉 Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie
📺 YouTube👉 https://www.youtube.com/-Officiel

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General Clinton Canoe Regatta
AuSable River Canoe Marathon
Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

🏁📊 Here are the NACPR - North American Career Paddler Ranking - pre-race projections for Classique internationale de can...
09/05/2026

🏁📊 Here are the NACPR - North American Career Paddler Ranking - pre-race projections for Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie, now underway in Quebec, the final stage of the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing.

🎥Catch periodic LIVE race reports from the Classique today-Sunday-Monday on the Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie page & on the YouTube Channel here👉 https://www.youtube.com/-Officiel

📈 The NACPR system, maintained by and Triple Crown Ryan Matthews, is intended to be completely objective as projections are determined solely by past race results.

📊 NACPR determines each paddler's "Competitive Ratio", which is a paddler's race time compared to the winner's race time. A primary resource are the results of the last nine Triple Crown events.

💻📱 For more, go to: TripleCrownOfCanoeRacing.com

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General Clinton Canoe Regatta
AuSable River Canoe Marathon
Classique International de canots de la Mauricie

🎧 Here is the Canoeraceworld preview show for Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie , the final ste...
08/28/2026

🎧 Here is the Canoeraceworld preview show for Quebec's Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie , the final step on the 🏆!

👍 Join hosts Bill, Rebecca and Ryan as they preview the 93rd edition of la Classique
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QW2HuyOPABvyPXd3vhA56?si=EU-1sshIS-ihCYKTlvKVNA

Triple Crown of Canoe Racing
ZRE / Zaveral Racing Equipment General Clinton Canoe Regatta
Consumers Energy AuSable River Canoe Marathon
Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie

🏆 TRIPLE COURONNE 2026 | 30 ATHLÈTES À LA CONQUÊTE DE LA CLASSIQUE Après avoir relevé les défis de la General Clinton Ca...
08/25/2026

🏆 TRIPLE COURONNE 2026 | 30 ATHLÈTES À LA CONQUÊTE DE LA CLASSIQUE

Après avoir relevé les défis de la General Clinton Canoe Regatta à Cooperstown, dans l’État de New York et de l’AuSable River Canoe Marathon au Michigan, les athlètes de la Triple Couronne se retrouvent maintenant au Québec pour la dernière étape: la 93e Classique !

Cette année, nous sommes fiers d’accueillir 30 participants de la Triple Couronne 2026

10 Québécois
• 7 Mauricie • 2 Mont-Laurier • 1 Les Cèdres

20 Américains
• 12 Michigan • 4 Massachusetts • 2 New York • 1 Texas • 1 Maine

La lutte pour la Triple Couronne est toujours bien ouverte !

➡️ Weston Willoughby, du Michigan et co-champion de la Triple Couronne 2025, mène actuellement le classement après une 3e place à la General Clinton et une 2e place à l’AuSable. Il tentera de défendre son titre à la Classique aux côtés de son partenaire du Michigan, Spencer Derenzy.

➡️ Dane Trudgeon suit de près au classement et fera équipe au Québec avec Danny Medina, formant eux aussi une équipe 100 % Michigan.

➡️ Guillaume Blais et Mike Davis, champions de la Triple Couronne 2024 et vainqueurs de la Classique 2025, demeurent eux aussi solidement dans la course. Guillaume, quadruple champion de la Triple Couronne, retrouvera maintenant ses eaux natales pour cette grande finale.

Trois courses mythiques. Trois défis complètement différents. Une seule Triple Couronne. 👑

Vous voulez vous aussi relever le défi ou compléter votre Triple Couronne ? Il est encore temps ! Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu’au 31 août.

Venez vivre l’expérience unique de la Classique !

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Triple Crown of Canoe Racing
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