Maggie Coles-Lyster

Maggie Coles-Lyster
Coles-Lyster in 2023
Personal information
Full nameMaggie Coles-Lyster
Born (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 25)
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Team information
Current teamRoland Cycling
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017Lares–Waowdeals (guest)
2018Macogep–Argon18–Girondins
2018Tag Cycling Race Team (guest)
2019Pickle Juice Pro Cycling
Professional teams
2020–2022DNA Pro Cycling[1]
2023Zaaf Cycling Team[2]
2023Israel–Premier Tech[3]
2024–Roland Cycling[4]
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Madison
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lima Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lima Points race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lima Elimination
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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 (18 December 2023). "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.