{"id":449399,"date":"2026-02-02T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449399\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:17:09","slug":"raf-carrier-signs-with-new-team-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449399\/","title":{"rendered":"Raf Carrier signs with new team for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian racer Rafaelle Carrier is heading into 2026 with fresh colours. She announced today she has signed with Trinity Racing.<\/p>\n<p>Carrier, 18, arrives after a <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/rafaelle-carrier-on-superprestige-podium-couldnt-believe-i-was-riding-in-the-top-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strong season<\/a> racing under-23 cyclocross and a run of <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/cyclocross\/rafaelle-carrier-rings-in-the-new-year-with-seventh-in-the-gp-sven-nys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">international results<\/a> that underline her versatility. Trinity announced the signing this week, calling the young Canadian \u201ca huge talent on any kind of bike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multi-discplinarian<\/p>\n<p>Carrier\u2019s recent r\u00e9sum\u00e9 reads like a cross discipline checklist. She won the under-23 national \u2018cross champs. Earlier in the year, she took third at the 2025 cyclocross world championships. At the 2024 MTB world championships she got second. At the 2025 MTB world championships her fifth place finish in the competitive U19 XCO class is nothing to be sneezed at. Above and beyond her CX and MTB results, she was also at the front of the race at the 2025 road world championships in Rwanda where she took a highly respectable 14th place. She also impressed in the recent \u2018cross season, placing third among the elites at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/sections\/news\/rafaelle-carrier-on-superprestige-podium-couldnt-believe-i-was-riding-in-the-top-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Superprestige in Gullegem.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/trinityracing.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trinty team<\/a>\u2018s tagline? \u201cThe best young riders in the world, tackling cycling in all its forms.\u201d Which makes Carrier\u2019s move to Trinity feel like a natural fit.<\/p>\n<p>A proven winner at home and abroad<\/p>\n<p>Carrier is already a multiple-time Canadian champion, with national titles spread across cyclocross and mountain biking.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Carrier raced at the 2026 UCI cyclocross world championships in Hulst, Netherlands. While her <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/cyclocross\/after-two-u23-cx-worlds-podiums-leonie-bentveld-is-finally-world-champion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">16th place results<\/a> did not reflect\u00a0 what she\u2019s capable of, her\u00a0season-long trend did: consistency, front-group speed and an ability to handle technical courses.<\/p>\n<p>Why Trinity makes sense<\/p>\n<p>For Carrier, Trinity represents both structure and opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to joining Trinity for the 2026 races,\u201d Carrier said in a team announcement. \u201cIt\u2019s my first year racing U23 full-time and I\u2019m excited to keep building on the results I\u2019ve had so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What comes next<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected that Carrier will split her focus between mountain bike and cyclocross, but her ability on a road bike is not to be ignored. The 2026 season marks her first full year targeting U23 events.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the buzz around the signing says plenty. The comments beneath Trinity\u2019s announcement ranged from simple fire emojis to all-caps encouragement. Calm from chaos, indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadian racer Rafaelle Carrier is heading into 2026 with fresh colours. 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