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Laurie Arseneault

Bromont, QCGravel · XC MTB

Fuel like Laurie @laulouche1

Laurie Arseneault rides a gravel road by the water

1st

Canadian Mountain Bike Championships

Elite women short track (XCC) · 2022

3 wins

Canada Cup XCO: Sherbrooke, St-Félicien, Whistler

Elite women · 2025

2nd

Canadian Marathon XC Championships

Elite women · 2026

Bromont

Home base

Quebec

The story

Meet Laurie.

Laurie Arseneault is a Québec cross-country champion turned gravel racer. She won four national titles as a junior and U23 rider, the Elite short-track title in 2022 and three Canada Cup races in 2025. In 2026 she was named to the Life Time Grand Prix Wild Card roster, raced the Sea Otter Classic and UNBOUND Gravel 200 for a spot in the series, took silver at the Canadian marathon XC championships and closed her season at the Grand Prix finale, Little Sugar MTB in Arkansas.

Sports: Gravel, XC MTB
Home base: Bromont, Quebec

Out there

Out there with Laurie.

Highlights

Laurie’s road so far.

2026
Raced the Life Time Grand Prix finale, Little Sugar MTB in Bella Vista, Arkansas (Oct. 11): 64 miles in 5:47:40, 24th of 38 elite women and 5th of the 10 elite women racing outside the Grand Prix series. Source ↗
2026
Named to the Life Time Grand Prix Wild Card roster as a “CX and MTB crossover talent”, then raced the Sea Otter Classic gravel race and UNBOUND Gravel 200 for one of three women’s spots in the series. Source ↗
2026
2nd at the Canadian Cross-Country Marathon Championships in Sault Ste. Marie. Source ↗
2025
Won three Canada Cup cross-country races: Sherbrooke, St-Félicien and Whistler. Source ↗
2022
Canadian Elite short-track (XCC) champion at Hardwood, Ontario. Source ↗
2021
Four-time Canadian champion by 2021: two titles as a junior and two as U23. Source ↗
2021
Stepped up to Elite on a new UCI mountain bike team built around Emily Batty, targeting the World Cup. Source ↗
2019
9th at the U23 Mountain Bike World Championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne. Source ↗

Race day

Race day, Laurie’s way.

From breakfast to the finish line, in Laurie’s own words.

During
About 90 g of carbs an hour, one bottle an hour and XACT fruit gels: her plan for the Sea Otter Classic.
After
The chocolate Immediate Recovery drink, after every ride.

Off the clock

The real Laurie.

Laurie’s best advice

Get out of your comfort zone on purpose: being uncomfortable and curious is how you grow.

Did you know?

Started racing mountain bikes at age 11.

Did you know?

She races in a custom-painted helmet, with designs that remind her of the people in her corner.

WHEN IT TASTES GOOD, IT’S GOOD.*

Laurie’s words, not ours: “Working with XACT feels like a very natural collaboration. I feel like I am part of a community that focuses on people.”

Laurie’s picks

In Laurie’s bag.

All of Laurie’s picks in one go.

BEFORE · DURING

Laurie’s flavour: Cherry

XACT Energy Bars

$66 · box of 24That’s $2.75 a bar

BEFORE · DURING

Laurie’s flavour: Strawberry

XACT Energy Fruit Gels

Strawberry is sold out right now, so we started you on Blackcurrant.

$105 · box of 24That’s $4.38 a gel

AFTER

Laurie’s flavour: Coconut

XACT Protein Wafer

$88 · box of 24That’s $3.67 a wafer

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In the media

Read, watch and listen.

VideoWatts Up, season 2: Laurie Arseneaultrenrob · 2026 VideoAmbitions, season 2, episode 4: at home with Laurie ArseneaultEmily Batty · 2021 VideoMountain bike: Laurie Arseneault is ready for new challenges (in French)Sportcom Québec · 2025 Video2022 Canadian Nationals: Emily, Jenn and Laurie sweep the XCC and XCO podiumsEmily Batty · 2022 VideoQC MTB Podcast, episode 37: Laurie Arseneault (in French)QC MTB Podcast · 2024 VideoThe Canadian champion who fell for Haute-Savoie (in French)La Place du Village TV · 2023

Results

At the finish line.

Year	Race	Category	Result
2026	Life Time Little Sugar MTB, Bella Vista, Arkansas Source ↗	Elite women	24th, 5:47:40
2022	Canadian Mountain Bike Championships	Elite women short track (XCC)	1st
2025	Canada Cup XCO: Sherbrooke, St-Félicien, Whistler	Elite women	3 wins
2026	Canadian Marathon XC Championships	Elite women	2nd
2026	Life Time Little Sugar MTB (Grand Prix finale)	100 km elite women	24th
2019	UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Mont-Sainte-Anne	U23 women XCO	9th