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]
 Canuel at the 2017 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karol-Ann Canuel |
| Born | 18 April 1988 Amos, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2013 | Vienne Futuroscope |
| 2014–2015 | Specialized–lululemon |
| 2016–2021 | Boels–Dolmans[1][2] |
Medal record | |
Career
editIn 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
edit
- 2006
- 5th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2009
- Canada Summer Games
- 3rd
Criterium - 3rd Time trial
- 3rd
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1st
- 6th Overall Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
- 9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- 2020
- 9th Strade Bianche Women
- 2021
- 5th Overall Belgium Tour
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Karol-Ann Canuel". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Velocio wins women's world team time trial". sports.yahoo.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Karol-Ann Canuel, Hugo Houle Earn First Canadian Time Trial Titles". Cycling Canada Cyclisme. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Jones, Rob (26 June 2015). "Small wins Chrono de Gatineau". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
External links
edit- Karol-Ann Canuel at UCI
- Karol-Ann Canuel at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Karol-Ann Canuel at ProCyclingStats
- Karol-Ann Canuel at CQ Ranking
- Karol-Ann Canuel at CycleBase
- Karol-Ann Canuel at Team Canada
- Karol-Ann Canuel at Olympics.com
- Karol-Ann Canuel at Olympedia
