Michael Foley (cyclist)

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Michael Foley
2018 2019 UCI Track World Cup Berlin 087.jpg
Foley in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-01-12) January 12, 1999 (age 25)
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team Toronto Hustle
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Team RaceClean
2019Toronto Velodrome Club
Professional teams
2021 X-Speed United [1]
2022– Toronto Hustle
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Cochabamba Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 CochabambaPoints race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Lima Madison
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 LimaTeam pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Juan Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 LimaPoints race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 San JuanIndividual pursuit

Michael Foley (born January 12, 1999) is a Canadian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Toronto Hustle. [2] He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [3] He qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

Contents

Major results

Track

2017
2nd Team pursuit, National Championships
2nd Team pursuit, Milton, 2017–18 UCI World Cup
2018
National Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team pursuit (with Derek Gee, Evan Burtnik & Adam Jamieson)
1st MaillotCan.PNG Madison (with Derek Gee)
3rd Bronze medal Commonwealth.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
3rd Team pursuit, Berlin, 2018–19 UCI World Cup
2019
Pan American Championships
1st Gold medal america.svg Points race
1st Gold medal america.svg Team pursuit (with Vincent De Haître, Jay Lamoureux & Derek Gee)
National Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team pursuit (with Aidan Caves, Jay Lamoureux & Chris Ernst)
1st MaillotCan.PNG Madison (with Derek Gee)
2021
2nd Team pursuit, Cali, UCI Nations Cup
2022
Pan American Championships
1st Gold medal america.svg Madison (with Dylan Bibic)
1st Gold medal america.svg Team pursuit (with Evan Burtnik, Chris Ernst & Sean Richardson)
2nd Silver medal america.svg Points race
National Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
2nd Team sprint
2023
Pan American Championships
1st Gold medal america.svg Team pursuit (with Dylan Bibic, Mathias Guillemette & Sean Richardson)
2nd Silver medal america.svg Individual pursuit
1st MaillotCan.PNG Individual pursuit, National Championships

Road

2017
3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
2022
1st MaillotCan.PNG Criterium, National Championships

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References

  1. "XSpeed United Continental". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. "Toronto Hustle". UCI.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. Start list
  4. "Michael Foley". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. July 29, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. Csepio, Simone (July 29, 2020). "The first athletes officially nominated to Team Canada for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games include 13 track cyclists and four road cyclists". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). Retrieved July 29, 2020.