Maggie Coles-Lyster

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Maggie Coles-Lyster
Maggie Coles-lyster Women's Pro Race Winners 2019 (cropped).jpg
Coles-Lyster in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMaggie Coles-Lyster
Born (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 25)
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Team information
Current team Roland Cycling
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017 Lares–Waowdeals (guest)
2018 Macogep–Argon18–Girondins
2018Tag Cycling Race Team (guest)
2019Pickle Juice Pro Cycling
Professional teams
2020–2022 DNA Pro Cycling [1]
2023 Zaaf Cycling Team [2]
2023 Israel–Premier Tech [3]
2024– Roland Cycling [4]
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Lima Madison
Pan American Track Cycling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Aguascalientes Team pursuit

Maggie Coles-Lyster (born 12 February 1999) [5] is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for Roland Cycling.

Coles-Lyster competed at the 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup where she won a bronze medal in the team pursuit. She also competed at the 2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the team pursuit event, [6] and at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won silver medals in the team pursuit, [7] and madison events. [8] In 2022 she won gold in the Canadian National Road Race Championships. [9]

In 2020, she came forward with allegations of sexual assault which occurred at a race in the Netherlands in 2017. [10] A formal investigation has been opened by the cycling governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale. [11]

In 2023, she was a rider on in the ill-fated Zaaf Cycling Team, which disintegrated amidst news of unpaid riders, [12] and ended up being picked-up mid season by Israel–Premier Tech. [13]

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References

  1. "DNA Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Coles-Lyster, Maggie. "new kit new bike". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. "It's official: Maggie Coles-Lyster has signed with Israel – Premier Tech Roland". 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. Coles-Lyster, Maggie. "Israel Premier Tech pulls out of world tour". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. "Maggie Coles-lyster". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Maggie Coles-Lyster". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Canadian cyclists win silver in women's team pursuit at Pan Am Games". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "Canada wins Pan Am silver in women's cycling". cbc.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. Sturney, Rob (26 June 2022). "Maggie Coles-Lyster is the new road race champion of Canada". Canadian Cycling. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. "Maggie Coles-Lyster's story brings attention to sexual abuse in women's cycling". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. "Canadian cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually abused by Belgian team member". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. "Maggie Coles-Lyster leaves ZAAF cycling". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. "It's official: Maggie Coles-Lyster has signed with Israel – Premier Tech Roland". 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.