After focusing mostly on the track the past several seasons, Matthias Guillemette will shift gears, riding on Tudor Pro Cycling’s Continental team in 2025. Although he’s definitely raced on the road, including representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games, the main goals for him have been in the velodrome. In 2023, he won three Pan American medals, including gold in the team pursuit and Madison with Dylan Bibic, and silver in the points race. Guillemette competed in the UCI Track Champions League in 2022 and 2023, finishing fifth in his debut season.
In 2024, he represented Canada at the Paris Olympics, riding in the Madison and the team pursuit. In the latter, he finished 7th.
Riding for the Swiss squad headed by former world champion Fabian Cancellara came about a few months ago.
Spoke to Swiss squad in fall
“We had an idea about a team early this year. We worked to find connections and interest during the early season and found some possibilities with Tudor around September,” he said.
The team recently recruited former world champion Julian Alaphilippe to its WorldTour team. The French star spent his entire career at Patrick Lefevere’s Soudal Quick-Step team. In August the team announced they had signed Alaphilippe to a 3-year deal. Marc Hirschi and Marco Haller have also come aboard Tudor Pro Cycling’s 2025 lineup, definitely bolstering its firepower.
As far as what he has in mind for 2025, there are a few aims for the Trois-Rivières native.
“Goals wise, I’d like to learn how to race my bike in the pro field. My job is simple, I’m a sprinter/leadout man. So being able to complete my leadouts perfectly and maybe getting some shots at sprint races would be so good. As for the rest, I’m looking for development, learning the game, and getting stronger,” he said.
The 22-year-old cyclist will be based out of Girona in 2025.
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