Lauriane Genest (born 28 May 1998) is a Canadian professional
racing cyclist
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. She rode in the
women's team sprint event at the
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from 26 February to 1 March 2020.
Schedule
20 events were held:
''All times are local (UTC+1).''
Medal summary Medal table
Men
Women
*Shaded events are no ...
in
Berlin
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, Germany. She qualified to represent Canada at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
.
Genest would win the bronze medal in the
keirin
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event.
Major results
;2021
:3rd
keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...
,
Olympic Games
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,
Tokyo
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References
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1998 births
Living people
French Quebecers
Canadian female cyclists
Cyclists from Montreal
Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Canada
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
21st-century Canadian women
21st-century Canadian people
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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