Kirsti Lay

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FullnameKirsti Lay
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 37)[1]
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
CurrentteamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
Kirsti Lay
Lay in 2015
Personal information
Full nameKirsti Lay
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 37)[1]
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2014–2015SAS–Mazda–Macogep
Professional team
2016–2019Rally Cycling[2]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 LondonTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2015 YvelinesTeam pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 SantiagoTeam pursuit

Kirsti Lay (born 7 April 1988) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist,[3] who rode professionally for UCI Women's Team Rally UHC Cycling between 2016 and 2019. She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships,[4] winning a bronze medal in the Team Pursuit.[5] In 2016, she was named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[6] She won the bronze medal in the team pursuit event.

Prior to taking up cycling Lay was a speed skater, competing at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007[7] and at the 2009 Winter Universiade.[8] She also took part in two speed skating weekends (at Moscow and at Salt Lake City) of the 2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.

Lay is married to Canadian former speed skater Mathieu Giroux.[3]

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