Maggie Coles-Lyster
Coles-Lyster in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMaggie Coles-Lyster
Born (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Team information
Current teamZaaf Cycling Team
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]
2023–Zaaf Cycling Team[2]
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaMadison
Pan American Track Cycling Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 AguascalientesTeam pursuit

Maggie Coles-Lyster (born 12 February 1999)[3] is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for Zaaf Cycling Team.[4]

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,[5] and at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won silver medals in the team pursuit,[6] and madison events.[7] In 2022 she won gold in the Canadian National Road Race Championships.[8]

In 2020, she came forward with allegations of sexual assault which occurred at a race in the Netherlands in 2017.[9] A formal investigation has been opened by the cycling governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale.[10]

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. ↑ "Maggie Coles-lyster". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Coles-Lyster, Maggie. "new kit new bike". Instagram. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Maggie Coles-Lyster". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Canadian cyclists win silver in women's team pursuit at Pan Am Games". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Canada wins Pan Am silver in women's cycling". cbc.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Maggie Coles-Lyster's story brings attention to sexual abuse in women's cycling". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Canadian cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually abused by Belgian team member". cbc. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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