Governed by Cycling Canada, the Canadian National Road Race Championships is a road bicycle race that takes place as part of the Canadian National Cycling Championships, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race.
The first edition took place in 1959, and was won by Egidio Bolzon. [1] Czeslaw Lukaszewicz holds the record for the most wins in the men's championship with 4. The current champion is Pier-André Côté. [2]
The women's race began in 1974, with France Richer winning the first edition. [3] The women's record is held by Alison Sydor with 4 wins. The current champion is Maggie Coles-Lyster. [4]
Men
| Women
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Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 [18] | Ariane Bonhomme | Sara Poidevin | Kinley Gibson |
2017 [19] | Catherine Ouellette | Sara Poidevin | Katherine Maine |
2018 [20] | Katherine Maine | Callie Swan | Sara Poidevin |
2019 | Olivia Baril | Ann-Pascale Ouellet | Gabby Traxler |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada | ||
2021 | Ruby West | Laury Milette | Florence Normand |
2022 [4] | Simone Boilard | Laury Milette | Ngaire Barraclough |
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