Karol-Ann Canuel

Karol-Ann Canuel
Canuel at the 2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
Personal information
Full nameKarol-Ann Canuel
Born (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)
Amos, Quebec, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2010–2013Vienne Futuroscope
2014–2015Specialized–lululemon
2016–2021Boels–Dolmans[1][2]
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Representing Specialized–lululemon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ponferrada Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2015 Richmond Team time trial
Representing Boels–Dolmans
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bergen Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Team time trial

Karol-Ann Canuel (born 18 April 1988) is a Canadian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2021 for the Vienne Futuroscope, Velocio–SRAM and SD Worx teams.[3]

Career

In October 2015 it was announced that Canuel would join Boels–Dolmans for 2016 after two seasons with Specialized–lululemon, reuniting her with former teammates Evelyn Stevens and Chantal Blaak.[4] In 2016, she was named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5] She was part of the squads that won the women's team time trial world championship for three consecutive years, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[3]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7] Canuel retired from competition after the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders, having extended her career by a season to compete in the COVID-19 pandemic-delayed Olympics.[3]

Major results

Canuel at the 2016 Summer Olympics Time Trial.
2006
5th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
2009
Canada Summer Games
3rd Criterium
3rd Time trial
2011
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
4th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
2012
5th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
9th Overall La Route de France
9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
10th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2013
3rd Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 5
5th GP de Plouay
6th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
6th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
7th Road race, Jeux de la Francophonie
8th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2014
UCI Road World Championships
1st Team time trial
6th Time trial
1st Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
10th Ronde van Overijssel
2015
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships[8]
1st Time trial, National Road Championships[9]
1st Stage 4 Gracia–Orlová
2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Stage 7
2nd Chrono Gatineau[10]
2nd Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT
2016
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Chrono Gatineau
4th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
2017
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Chrono Gatineau
8th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
2018
1st Crescent Vårgårda TTT
UCI Road World Championships
2nd Team time trial
6th Road race
8th Time trial
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Chrono Gatineau
7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
8th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
2019
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
6th Overall Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
2020
9th Strade Bianche Women
2021
5th Overall Belgium Tour

See also

References

  1. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Chabot, Michel (20 September 2021). "Un dernier contre-la-montre à vie satisfaisant pour Karol-Ann Canuel" [A final time trial to a satisfying life for Karol-Ann Canuel]. Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. ^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Karol-Ann Canuel". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Cycling Road - CANUEL Karol-Ann". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Velocio wins women's world team time trial". sports.yahoo.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Karol-Ann Canuel, Hugo Houle Earn First Canadian Time Trial Titles". Cycling Canada Cyclisme. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  10. ^ Jones, Rob (26 June 2015). "Small wins Chrono de Gatineau". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.