Canadian National Championships: Maggie Coles-Lyster wins elite women's road race
Alexandra Volstad second, Olivia Baril third
Maggie Coles-Lyster won from a bunch sprint in Saint Georges, Quebec, to score her second national title on Saturday, and seal a special victory for Human Powered Health.
Coles-Lyster's fast finish saw her storm to her first road race win in four years ahead of EF Education-Oatly's Alexandra Volstad and Movistar's Olivia Baril, who rounded out the podium. Volstad took the U23 title in the process.
The victory follows Coles-Lyster's first pro win at the Tour Down Under one-day race at the end of January, in what has been a stand-out season for the 27-year old from Maple Ridge in British Columbia following a comeback from iliac artery surgery.
Defending champion Alison Jackson (St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93) just missed out on a podium spot, finishing in fourth.
Speaking after the race to Cycling Canada, Coles-Lyster said: “It’s amazing. It’s been four years since I last won this. After the last year, with my iliac artery surgery, it’s been a really fun comeback. I’m really happy with where I am and to be able to wear the maple leaf this year.”
Results
Pos | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) Human Powered Health | 02:59:57 |
2 | Alexandra Volstad (Can) EF Education-Oatly | 00:00:00 |
3 | Olivia Baril (Can) Movistar Team | 00:00:00 |
4 | Alison Jackson (Can) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 00:00:00 |
5 | Laury Milette (Can) Team Abadie Magnan | 00:00:00 |
6 | Clemence Cousineau (Can) | 00:00:00 |
7 | Dylan Baker (Can) | 00:00:00 |
8 | Katja Verkerk (Can) Minimax Cycling Team | 00:00:00 |
9 | Kelsey Duffield (Can) | 00:00:00 |
10 | Nadia Gontova (Can) Liv AlUla Jayco | 00:00:00 |
11 | Jazmine Lavergne (Can) Team Abadie Magnan | 00:00:00 |
12 | Claire Abrey (Can) | 00:00:00 |
13 | Cynthia Pham (Can) | 00:00:00 |
14 | Emilie Fortin (Can) Minimax Cycling Team | 00:00:00 |
15 | Mathilde Huot (Can) Team Abadie Magnan | 00:00:00 |
16 | Elisa Luo (Can) | 00:00:00 |
17 | Julie Lacourciere (Can) | 00:00:00 |
18 | Eloise Camire (Can) Minimax Cycling Team | 00:01:09 |
19 | Raphaelle Houde (Can) | 00:01:09 |
20 | Amaia Ervin-Arambarri (Can) | 00:01:09 |
21 | Nadiya Linde-Elmhirst (Can) | 00:01:09 |
22 | Coralie Houde (Can) | 00:01:09 |
23 | Katelyn Walcroft (Can) | 00:01:09 |
24 | Annie Scott (Can) | 00:01:09 |
25 | Lily Rose Marois (Can) | 00:01:12 |
26 | Emily Driedger (Can) | 00:01:15 |
27 | Kaitlyn Rauwerda (Can) | 00:01:25 |
28 | Shannon Kennedy (Can) | 00:06:05 |
29 | Mairen Lawson (Can) | 00:06:08 |
30 | Charlotte Mitchell (Can) | 00:06:45 |
31 | Eleanor Winchell (Can) | 00:06:49 |
32 | Ashton Thomson (Can) | 00:06:49 |
33 | Sarina Daigle (Can) | 00:06:49 |
34 | Florence Fillion (Can) | 00:06:49 |
35 | Dorothee Perron (Can) | 00:06:49 |
36 | Mia de Martin (Can) | 00:06:49 |
37 | Cadie Geertsema (Can) | 00:06:49 |
38 | Eva Gabelier (Can) | 00:06:49 |
39 | Aislin Hallahan (Can) | 00:06:52 |
40 | Taylor Tompkins (Can) | 00:08:24 |
41 | Addison Frank (Can) | 00:10:13 |
42 | Raylan Stroud (Can) | 00:15:39 |
43 | Léa Gauthier (Can) | 00:15:39 |
44 | Daphnée Beauchamp (Can) | 00:15:39 |
45 | Evelyne Gagnon (Can) | 00:15:39 |
46 | Audrey Rieckenberg (Can) | 00:15:39 |
47 | Allyson Webb Charland (Can) | 00:15:42 |
48 | Marie-Maud Côté-Rouleau (Can) | 00:15:42 |
49 | Abigael Fortier (Can) | 00:15:44 |
50 | Amélie Gauthier (Can) | 00:15:46 |
51 | Elizabeth Smith (Can) | 00:15:46 |
52 | Skyler Goudswaard (Can) | 00:15:51 |
53 | Justine Mercier (Can) | 00:21:21 |
54 | Marianne Beaumier (Can) | 00:21:21 |
55 | Kristen Taylor (Can) | 00:26:06 |
56 | Corinne Pouliot (Can) | 00:29:22 |
DNF | Vanessa Montrichard (Can) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julianne Richard (Can) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Naomie Julien (Can) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evaelle Fortier (Can) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Skye Pellerin (Can) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florence Normand (Can) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marianne Loiseau-Dubé (Can) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frédérique St-Pierre (Can) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurence Bélanger (Can) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justine Rouleau (Can) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Camille Desrochers Laflamme (Can) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Laetitia Bilodeau (Can) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Sara Everson (Can) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
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Katy Madgwick is a freelance writer and broadcaster, covering multiple disciplines across both men's and women's pro cycling. Head of Creators at Domestique Cycling, Katy has written for a broad range of publications, and is a regular contributor to Cyclist Magazine, Cyclingnews, TNT Sports and The Roadbook Cycling Almanack.
On the broadcast side, she is a co-host of the On Yer Bike podcast, occasional contributor to BBC Radio, and features on CADE Media's Pro Show podcast for the first time in 2025.
She is a lover of all things French and a cyclo-cross obsessive, and probably ought to get on her actual bike more often.
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