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The Vélo Pays-d’en-Haut mountain biking club’s elite PG team

At Plaisirs Gastronomiques, we are pleased to support the next generation of mountain bikers.

The Vélo Pays-d’en-Haut mountain biking club’s elite PG team is comprised of the following members.

Julianne Sarrazin  

Elite Senior

Sports

Cross-country
Enduro
Cyclocross
Road

2021 Results

7th place at Canada Cup St-Félicien XCO
3rd at Quebec Cup XCT St-Félicien

2020 Results

1st place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
1st place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCO
2nd place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCT
1st place at the Quebec Championship (MSA) XCO
1st place at the Quebec Cup (MSA) XCT
1st place at the Quebec Cup (MSA) XCC
1st place at the Quebec Cup (MSA) XCO
1st place in Enduro (Saint-Raymond)

JULIANNE IS AN ATHLETE WITH STRONG CHARACTER. HER TECHNICAL SKILLS ARE BEYOND COMPARE. SHE IS A STUDENT AT CÉGEP DE SAINT-JÉRÔME IN SCIENCE AND IS IN THE ALLIANCE SPORT-ÉTUDES PROGRAM

Zorak Paillé

Junior Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Enduro
Cyclocross
Road

2021 Results

2nd place at the Canada Cup St-Félicien XCO
2nd place at the Quebec Cup XCT St-Félicien
3rd place at the Canada Cup Sherbrooke

2020 Results

4th place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCO
3rd place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCT
6th place at the Quebec Championship (MSA) XCO
6th place at the Quebec Cup (MSA) XCT
6th place in road/criterium at the Quebec Championship
11th place in road/road race at the Quebec Championship
6th place at the Quebec Cup #6 (MSA) XCC
1st place at the Quebec Cup (MSA) XCO
8th place in Enduro at the Marin Wildside (Sutton) final
2nd place at the Morin Heights regional race
Selected to be on Quebec’s 2021 Rouler Gagnant team

ZORAK IS A GO-GETTER BY NATURE. HE DOES NOT ALLOW HIMSELF TO BE BOWLED OVER ON CROSS-COUNTRY TRAILS. HE’S AN ATHLETE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR IN THE UPCOMING YEARS

Marc-André Genest

Junior Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Enduro
Road

2021 Results

9th place at the Canada Cup St-Félicien XCO
9th place at Quebec Cup XCT St-Félicien
7th place at Canada Cup Sherbrooke

2020 Results

7th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
8th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
9th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCO
8th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCO

ENDURO
6th place at Marin Wildside (Saint-Raymond)
5th place at Marin Wildside (Hébertville)

LOOK UP STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND VERY STRONG DOWNHILL TECHNIQUE IN THE DICTIONARY AND YOU’LL FIND A PICTURE OF MARC-ANDRÉ. THAT AND HIS CALM NATURE POINT TO A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE IN CYCLING FOR HIM

Mika Comanuik

Cadet Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Enduro
Road

2021 Results

4th place at Canada Cup St-Félicien XCO
4e place à la Coupe Canada Sherbrooke

2020 Results

Three 9th place Quebec Cup finishes
1st place at the Morin Heights regional race
FQSC athlete of the month

MIKA IS A VERY TALENTED ATHLETE WITH INCREDIBLE CARDIO. LIKE A MOUNTAIN LION, HE IS MAKING GREAT STRIDES WHILE BARELY BREAKING A SWEAT. THE 2021 SEASON WILL LIKELY BE A GREAT ONE FOR HIM

Ulric Doyon

Cadet Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Cyclocross
Road

2021 Results

8th place at Canada Cup St-Félicien XCO
7th place at Quebec Cup XCT St-Félicien

2020 Results

10th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne)
8th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg)
14th place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien)

AGILE AND FAST ARE THE PERFECT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS ATHLETE, WHO ASPIRES TO REACH TOP LEVELS IN MOUNTAIN BIKING. ULRIC IS A SECONDARY 3 STUDENT IN THE MOUNTAIN BIKING SPORT-ÉTUDES PROGRAM

Mia de Martin

Cadet Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Cyclocross
Road

2020 Results

4th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
6th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
5th place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCT
6th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCT
6th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCC
6th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCO
6th place at the Quebec Championship

MIA IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC CYCLIST WHO IS PROGRESSING VERY WELL ON THE CIRCUIT. DUE TO HER PERSEVERANCE, NEXT YEAR WILL BE FILLED WITH MANY EXCITING CHALLENGES

Samuelle Courcelles

Cadet Expert

Sports

Cross-country
Enduro
Road

2020 Results

5th place at the Quebec Cup (Charlesbourg) XCO
5th place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCO
4th place at the Quebec Cup (Saint-Félicien) XCT
4th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCO
4th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCT
4th place at the Quebec Cup (Mont-Sainte-Anne) XCC
4th place at the Quebec Championship
3rd place in Enduro at Wildside (Saint-Raymond)
1st place in Enduro at Wildside (Hébertville)
1st place in Enduro at Wildside (Sutton)
2020 Marin Wildside Series champion
Selected to be on Quebec’s 2021 Rouler Gagnant team

SAMUELLE IS A FIGHTER. SHE ALWAYS PERSEVERES AND HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE WHILE DOING SO. HER OUTSTANDING CYCLING SKILLS MAKE HER A MAJOR ASSET FOR THE PG TEAM

Nathan Lafleur

Enduro U19

Sports

Enduro
Cross-country

2021 Results

5th place Enduro Gaspé
6th place Enduro Bromont

2020 Results

MARIN WILDSIDE RACES (QUEBEC CIRCUIT)
3rd place at Sentiers du Moulin
4th place at Mont Lac-Vert
5th place at Sutton

NATHAN IS FEARLESS. HIS TECHNIQUE AND MOTIVATION ALLOW HIM TO BE AMONG THE BEST IN THE SPORTS IN WHICH HE TAKES PART. NATHAN IS A SECONDARY 5 STUDENT IN THE SPORT-ÉTUDES PROGRAM