As an official partner of Cycling Canada, MAPEI Inc. is excited to champion the 21 cyclists who made the final list of Canada’s 2024 Olympians representing their country in Paris from July 26 to August 11.
The team includes two athletes who previously medaled in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The two aiming for repeat performances are: Kelsey Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alberta, who won Gold in Track Sprint, and Lévis, Quebec’s Lauriane Genest, who took the Bronze in that same event.
The full team are:
BMX Racing:
Molly Simpson (Red Deer, AB)
Mountain Bike:
Isabella Holmgren (Orillia, ON)
Gunnar Holmgren (Orillia, ON)
Road:
Olivia Baril (Rouyn-Noranda, QC)
Derek Gee (Ottawa, ON)
Alison Jackson (Vermilion, AB)
Michael Woods (Ottawa, ON)
Track (Endurance):
Erin Attwell (Victoria, B.C.)
Dylan Bibic (Mississauga, ON)
Ariane Bonhomme (Gatineau, QC)
Maggie Coles-Lyster (Maple Ridge, B.C.)
Michael Foley (Milton, ON)
Mathias Guillemette (Trois-Rivières, QC)
Carson Mattern (Ancaster, ON)
Sarah Van Dam (Victoria, B.C.)
Track (Sprint):
Lauriane Genest (Levis, QC)
James Hedgcock (Ancaster, ON)
Kelsey Mitchell (Sherwood Park, AB)
Sarah Orban (Calgary, AB)
Tyler Rorke (Baden, ON)
Nick Wammes (Bothwell, ON)
Team Canada has won 16 Olympic cycling medals, including the two won at Tokyo 2020. BMX is the only cycling discipline in which Canada has not yet won an Olympic medal. Team Canada's Paris 2024 cycling team includes eight athletes with previous Olympic experience and 13 Olympic rookies.
“We’re very excited to announce the team. Many of the riders are first-time Olympians. They will benefit greatly from teammates who have already been successful at the Olympics," said Dan Proulx, Cycling Canada's National Team Head Coach. “Anything is possible in Paris and I know each and every one of them is aiming to exceed expectations.”
The motto “Never stop pedaling” coined by the late Giorgio Squinzi, MAPEI’s former CEO, sums up one of the main attributes MAPEI shares with cycling: constantly pushing yourself to your limits to achieve increasingly rewarding goals. It also fits with the Olympic games’ motto: “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together” which we hope inspires the team to bring their best and compete at the highest level.
“Whether on the road, in the mountains, or on the track, Team Canada cyclists have pedaled with unwavering determination to carve out a path at the front of the pack and proudly represent Canada at Paris 2024. I am honoured to accompany this group of experienced and passionate cyclists, always ready to surpass themselves. Go Canada, saddle up! Let's race towards Olympic glory in Paris,” said Bruny Surin, Team Canada’s Paris 2024 Chef de Mission.
“Together with MAPEI’s global sponsorship of the International Cycling Union (UCI), we are excited to see that our partners at Cycling Canada have accomplished this feat of preparing such a large group to compete on the world stage in Paris,” said Marco Roma, General Manager of MAPEI Canada. “Know that all of us at MAPEI Canada are proud of you for reaching this stage, and we’ll be rooting for you!”
About Cycling Canada
Founded in 1882, with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Cycling Canada is one of Canada’s oldest National Sport Organizations. Its one simple purpose: to inspire Canadians to cycle. The Canadian Cycling Association (branded as Cycling Canada) has received a Certificate of Continuance from Industry Canada and is in compliance with the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. Website: www.cyclingcanada.ca
