After her stunning rainbow jersey win in Kigali, Mags extended her contract with our squad so she can continue to chase her cycling dreams alongside teammates such as Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner, Tour Down Under winner Noemi Rüegg, and Tour de France stage winner Cédrine Kerbaol.

Mags has big ambitions for the coming years. Her heart is set on trying to win one of the Ardennes classics, testing her limits as a GC racer, and defending her rainbow jersey at her home world championships this fall in Montréal. The 24-year-old Québécoise trusts the squad that has nurtured her talent from her first day in pink and is excited to make the most of every chance she gets to lead her EF Education-Oatly friends and teammates at some of the greatest races in the world.

“I’ve been with the team forever and it is like my family now,” Mags said. “I grew up on this team and I think I can continue to develop here. Signing a long-term contract felt like the right move for me and for the next steps in my career. I get along really well with the girls and I think we're in a place where we can keep growing together. We know how to race together and how to get the best out of each other. We're a lot stronger because we get along so well.”

EF Education-Oatly General Manager Esra Tromp is proud of the progress that Mags has made as a bike racer and as a leader during her time on our team so far. Mags’ world championship win was a just reward for her work ethic and dedication and her courage to back herself. Esra knows that Mags will continue to be an exemplar for her teammates, as she races into a greater leadership role with our squad.

“Daring to race and have confidence in herself and finally get that world championship win was really inspirational for all of our riders,” Esra said. “Mags leads by example. For the other girls now, seeing her rainbow jersey there in the group when they are out training or at dinner will make them think, ‘Okay, now we need to step up, because we have the world champion in our team and we need to show that in the races. We need to be able to help her.’ That is going to give a big push to all of the riders. Mags will draw a lot of confidence from the jersey and will get more confidence from the team to go out and race a lot of finales and find more wins.”

Mags’s confidence is also rooted in the relationships she has developed with EF Pro Cycling’s performance staff, who were key to her decision to extend her contract.

“We have excellent nutritionists and super good mechanics,” Mags said. “The team has built a lab in Girona for testing and bike fits. Our sports directors do a really good job of looking at the big picture and figuring out which steps we need to take to get to where we want to go. 
They think of us not only as riders, but also as humans, which is really important for me.”

The coming season is going to be an extra special one for Mags. She is set to make her 2026 debut in her fresh rainbow jersey at the Tour Down Under. She then wants to focus on the Ardennes classics, the Giro d’Italia, and the Tour de France, before travelling home to Québec to defend her world title. Racing such events in the rainbow jersey will be a huge honor. Mags is still getting used to all of the attention that comes from being world champion, but is confident that she can handle the pressure. She has already beaten the best bike racers in the world once and knows exactly what she will need to do to ride into the form that will give her opportunities to beat them again and again.

Her goal this year is to be strong throughout the season. When she was a helper, our team could always count on Mags to pull during the hardest moments of the hardest races. Now, we’ll count on her to go on the attack.

“I learned a lot from helping others,” Mags said. “I won the worlds because of it. Now, I am looking forward to taking a different approach and trying to bring everything I learned to race more as a leader. I also know that I still have a lot to learn to be consistent at the top and I'm looking forward to taking this as an opportunity to continue learning in this new role and learn together with my teammates. We’re a young team, but I think we can really develop all together.”

With Mags on board, the coming years are going to be very exciting for EF Education-Oatly. Let’s make 2026 the best yet!