Gunnar Holmgren

Biography

• Won Canada’s first medal of the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games, earning cross-country gold
• Won cross-country silver at the 2023 American Continental Championships
• Finished fifth at the official Olympic test event for Paris 2024
• 2021 Canadian Champion in the U23 cross-country race
• Has represented Canada in various levels and disciplines at nine world championships

A Little More About Gunnar

Getting into the Sport: Started riding at age 5… Decided to pursue cycling seriously in 2013 and joined a local racing team in 2015… Has competed in mountain bike, road cycling, and cyclocross… Outside Interests: Works as a barista at a local cafe in the off season… Likes to cook… He and his father design, build, and maintain his local cyclocross course… Odds and Ends: Two of his sisters, Isabella and Ava, are also cyclists; they won gold and silver in the junior division at the 2023 UCI Cyclocross World Championships…