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| Full name | Maggie Coles-Lyster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1999 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Roland Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Lares–Waowdeals (guest) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Macogep–Argon18–Girondins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tag Cycling Race Team (guest) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pickle Juice Pro Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2022 | DNA Pro Cycling[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Zaaf Cycling Team[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Israel–Premier Tech[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Roland Cycling[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "DNA Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Coles-Lyster, Maggie. "new kit new bike". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "It's official: Maggie Coles-Lyster has signed with Israel – Premier Tech Roland". 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Coles-Lyster, Maggie (18 December 2023). "Israel Premier Tech pulls out of world tour". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Maggie Coles-lyster". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Maggie Coles-Lyster". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Canadian cyclists win silver in women's team pursuit at Pan Am Games". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Canada wins Pan Am silver in women's cycling". cbc.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maggie Coles-Lyster's story brings attention to sexual abuse in women's cycling". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Canadian cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually abused by Belgian team member". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Maggie Coles-Lyster leaves ZAAF cycling". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "It's official: Maggie Coles-Lyster has signed with Israel – Premier Tech Roland". 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.