'The Vuelta was my choice to be at 110% for the Worlds' - Hugo Houle building form in Spanish Grand Tour as likely last rainbow jersey battle of career approaches

Hugo Houle pictured on the sign-on podium at the Vuelta a Espana.

Tour de France stage winner Hugo Houle may be heading towards the finale of his career, but the Alpecin-Premier Tech racer already knows that he will have at least one high point still to come: participating in the UCI Road World Championships in Montréal later this month.

Racing the Worlds on home soil is something that only a minority of riders in each generation get the chance to do, the 35-year-old points out to Cyclingnews, but that is exactly what lies in store for the Canadian come September 20.