Ottawa, ON (April 7, 2025)– From April 4-6, athletes from across Canada gathered at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton for it’s first national event of the year, where they competed for U17 and Junior Canadian Championship titles. 

 Dominating their respective categories, Elodie Malois (WJ – Montreal, QC), Jake McLean (MJ – Waterloo, ON), Izzy Downing (WU17 – London, ON) and Sandrine Veilleux (WU17- Boucherville, QC) went home with an impressive collection of medals, having shone in both individual and team events, and all collecting more than seven national titles. Carter Deveer (MU17- Ottawa, ON) claimed an outstanding seven Canadian championships, making his mark in both team and individual events. Alexander Gies (MU17- Woodstock, ON) also took gold in MU17 alongside Carter, securing an impressive five titles across events ranging from the sprint to the team pursuit.  

 Alexandra Fangeat (WJ- St. Thomas, ON) made the leap from WU17 to WJJunior this year, proving her talents in breaking the world record in the individual pursuit. “Coming from U17 up to junior is a change, winning U17 is one thing but winning junior is another, it really becomes anyone’s game,” says Fangeat. “I felt prepared and of course I was nervous before racing but that’s just the nature of racing, you have to have the nerves to be able to do it.” 

 With nearly 90 athletes competing, the velodrome was filled with the talent of returning 2024 champions and fresh talent. “The 2025 junior track champs surpassed all expectations. From the electric energy in the velodrome to the remarkable talent on display, this event highlighted the depth and potential of Canada’s next generation of cyclist’s. We’re incredibly proud of every athlete, coach and volunteer who made this championship such a resounding success,” says event organizer Jacob Graper.  

 The full list of results can be found here. Next up on the Canadian Championships calendar is the Canadian Gravel Championships, to be held on June 15. The full calendar of national events can be found on the Cycling Canada website. 

Bromont, QC (Jan. 13, 2025) – The Canadian Track Championships for Elite, Master and Para athletes crowned a host of new champions from Jan.10-12 in Bromont, QC.

In front of a lively crowd, nearly 150 athletes took to the track for three days of endurance, track and team events.

Elite  
For the third year in a row, sprinter James Hedgcock took top honours in all three races he entered: the keirin, time trial and sprint. His female counterpart, Sarah Orban, was on course to achieve the same feat: she won both the time trial and the sprint, but ultimately finished second in the keirin behind Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist, Lauriane Genest.

Ngaire Barraclough and Lily Plante put on quite a show in the endurance races for the well-attended Canadian crowd. Alternating victories, Barraclough winning the points race and the elimination and Plante taking the jersey in the omnium and pursuit, they ended the weekend’s racing by teaming up in the Madison, where they added yet another title to their collection.

The names of Mathias Guillemette and Michael Foley were also heard over and over again at the velodrome, as the two athletes respectively claimed the men’s points and elimination race titles, as well as the omnium and the pursuit title.

Para  
Para athletes were also in action at the Vélodrome Sylvan Adams. In their first competition since the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Mel Pemble (Women C3) and Alex Hayward (Men C4) put their hands on the titles in the time trial and individual pursuit, respectively.

This was also Pemble’s first time participating in the new version of the women’s time trial, now a distance of over one kilometer rather than the previous 500 meters. The first athlete in her category to attempt it, the British Columbia native set the world record with a time of 1min 22.515 s.

“I hadn’t been on my track bike since Paris so I approached the event with a totally open mind, just to see where my fitness was at but also to find out how to attack a kilo,” said Pemble. “I clearly felt the difference over the distance and I’m going to have to fine-tune a lot of things for the kilo and put a training plan in place, as it will definitely require more endurance.”

Jessica Law (Women C5), Lachlan Hotchkiss (Men C4) and Matthieu Croteau-Daigle (Pilot: Olivier de la Durantaye, Men B) also took part in the competition, where they won the championship jerseys in both the time trial and the individual pursuit in their categories.

Masters   
Many names on the start list became familiar to the Canadian public over the weekend, as numerous competitors stood on the podium more than once. Daniel Blanche (Masters D), Guylaine Larouche (Masters D), Jennifer Bell (Masters A) and Jérémie Fontanaud (Masters C) claimed no fewer than three titles.

“The crowd made a huge difference: we were at home and we were lucky to have a crowd on fire all weekend,” commented Fontanaud, a regular at competitions at the Bromont velodrome. “No one has ever seen such an atmosphere for a Canadian Championships. Personally, I brought home three titles in my new category and I’m extremely satisfied. I was on the podium for every race, so I can’t complain!”

The complete list of podium finishes at the Canadian Track Championships (Elite/Masters) can be found here. Next up on the Canadian Championships calendar is the Canadian ESports Championships, hosted on MyWhoosh on Feb. 8-9. The complete calendar of national events can be found on the Cycling Canada website.

Ottawa, ON (Oct. 21, 2024) – Dylan Bibic won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the UCI 2024 Track Cycling World Championships held October 16-20 in Ballerup, DEN.   

On the final day of competition, Bibic, who had been world scratch race champion in 2022, was able to hold off the world’s best almost until the end, finishing third in the elimination race. Denmark’s Tobias Aagaard Hansen took the honours, being the very last man left on the track, while Italy’s Elia Viviani took silver.   

Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com |  Elia Viviani (ITA), Tobias Aagaard Hansen (DEN), Dylan Bibic (CAN)

The team pursuit quartet of Ariane Bonhomme, Kiara Lylyk, Fiona Majendie and Lily Plante finished just off the podium, losing out to the Italians in the bronze final. The Canadian squad had clocked 4 minutes 21.095 seconds in the first elimination round, enough to beat the Belgians and advance to the final.   

“We saw this race against Belgium almost as a final. We executed our run superbly and even improved on our qualifying run, so it was really great,” Plante told Sportcom in an interview. “We gave it our all against the Belgians, and made a few changes compared to qualifying. I rode a few more laps to allow the girls to relax longer in my wheel and it’s a strategy that worked,” Bonhomme added.  

Great Britain took gold, Germany silver and Italy bronze.   

Photo Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com | Women’s Team Pursuit Final for Bronze – Lily Plante, Kiara Lylyk, Ariane Bonhomme, Fiona Majendie

The men’s quartet, composed of Campbell Parrish, Chris Ernst, Mathias Guillemette and Sean Richardson also did well in the team pursuit, finishing sixth. The men’s team sprint trio, of Ryan Dodyk, James Hedgcock and Tyler Rorke finished ninth.   

Full results from the UCI Track Cycling World Championships are available here.  

 Canadian Results 

Dylan Bibic – Elimination Race (3), Omnium (14), Scratch Race (18), Madison (DNF)
Ariane Bonhomme – Team Pursuit (4), Individual Pursuit (11)
Ryan Dodyk – Team Sprint (9), Sprint (17)
Chris Ernst – Team Pursuit (6), Individual Pursuit (16)
Mathias Guillemette – Team Pursuit (6), Points Race (13), Madison (DNF)
James Hedgcock – Team Sprint (9), Keirin (16)
Kiara Lylyk – Team Pursuit (4), Elimination (21), Madison (DNF)
Fiona Majendie – Team Pursuit (4), Individual Pursuit (15)
Sarah Orban – Sprint (19)
Campbell Parrish – Team Pursuit (6)
Lily Plante –Team Pursuit (4), Omnium (17), Points Race (17), Scratch Race (18), Madison (DNF)
Sean Richardson – Team Pursuit (6), Individual Pursuit (17)
Tyler Rorke – Team Sprint (9), Sprint (14) 

Ottawa, ON (Sept. 18, 2024) – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with Mattamy Homes, returning as a federation partner at the Official Supplier level centered around the delivery of the newly established Mattamy Cycling Club.  

Mattamy Homes returns to the Cycling Canada family of partners building upon years of ongoing support, most recently as a two-year major partner for the annual Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup Milton. The newly founded partnership will be highlighted by the creation of the inaugural Mattamy Cycling Club, which will be fully administered by Cycling Canada for Mattamy Homes employees and will include outdoor road rides throughout the fall, spring and summer, as well as indoor rides at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in the winter months.  

“We are thrilled to welcome back Mattamy Homes to the Cycling Canada family of partners,” said Josh Peacock, Director of Marketing and Events. “This partnership exemplifies Mattamy’s continued championing of our sport in the Greater Toronto Area and throughout Canada, building on current support for local facilities, charity rides and major events all the while continuing to engrain cycling culture within their wider organization. The implementation of the inaugural Mattamy Cycling Club is an exciting focal point for this partnership, providing Mattamy staff the opportunity to reap the joys and benefits of cycling in a controlled, professional environment.” 

Club members will benefit from affiliation with Ontario Cycling, custom-designed kit, and specialized cycling workshops from Cycling Canada staff on topics like bike maintenance and nutrition. National Team athletes will also make regular guest appearances on club rides.  

“We’re so pleased to be able to continue Mattamy’s partnership with Cycling Canada and to support our national cycling athletes in their pursuit of excellence,” says Brent Carey, Vice President, Communications with Mattamy Asset Management. “Mattamy has a long connection to cycling and a deep commitment to the well-being of our employees, which made this partnership a natural fit.” 

Cycling Canada’s partners provide essential support to the nationwide development of cycling from grassroots to the high-performance level. To learn more about Cycling Canada partners and opportunities for collaboration, click here. 

About Cycling Canada
Cycling Canada is the nation’s oldest National Sport Organization and has one simple purpose – to inspire Canadians to cycle. Our mandate is to holistically develop the sport in partnership with our 11 Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations, putting more Canadians on bikes from coast-to-coast and on podiums around the world.  

About Mattamy Homes  

Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 45 years of history across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of homeownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets – Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its US head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and Southeast Florida – and in Canada, its communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information. 

St-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Aug. 11, 2024) – Canadian cyclists wrapped up their Olympic adventure on the final day of competition at the St-Quentin-en-Yvelines national velodrome.  

In the cumulative women’s omnium, Maggie Coles-Lyster of Maple-Ridge, British Columbia, held the crowd spellbound, finishing second in the scratch race, collecting 38 points. In the tempo race, she finished tenth, collecting 22 points. The elimination race, where she collected 36 points, put her in third place heading into the final race of the event, the points race. In medal position, she was unable to pick up any more points, collecting 101 points to finish in 9th place.   

“That points race is really chaotic and there are a lot of girls here who are really strong at taking laps,” said Coles-Lyster. “It’s bittersweet; I was happy after the first three races and proud of how I raced. I was hoping for more, for sure.”  

American Jennifer Valente took top honours, accompanied on the podium by Poland’s Daria Pikulik in silver and New Zealand’s Ally Wollaston.   

In the men’s keirin, Ontario’s Nick Wammes of Bothwell and James Hedgecock of Ancaster, who had been able to reach the quarterfinals, all finished sixth in their respective heats, not allowing them to advance any further in the rounds. Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen won his third Olympic title, joined on the podium by Australians Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer in silver and bronze.    

“I definitely got stuck in the back, the whole race bunched up into a wall,” said Hedgecock. “I’m disappointed I didn’t make it through, but the legs felt good, and I kept up. The Olympics have been my dream and I’m hoping that in four years’ time, I’ll be able to get a medal. It’s my first Games, I’m one of the youngest guys out there, so in a way I can look forward to LA2028.”  

In the individual sprint classification waves, Alberta’s Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park, who had been eliminated by Germany’s Lea Friederich in the quarterfinals, finished eighth. Friedrich took silver behind New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews, while Britain’s Emma Finucane took bronze.   

Further information, including results and the full schedule of events, is available at olympics.com This concludes Canada’s performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where cyclists have been performing since July 27.