Zach Bell

Sport: Cycling

Year Received: 2006 - 2010, 2012 & 2014

Bio: Zach Bell, born in Whitehorse and raised in Watson Lake, Yukon, qualified for his first national team project in 2005, consistently representing Canada in cycling. He medaled at eight cycling world cups, winning three, and earned two world championship silver medals. In 2011, he won the overall World Cup series and secured a major games medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. Zach made history as the first male and first of a pair of Yukon natives (alongside Jeane Lassen) to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also represented Canada at the 2012 London Olympics and concluded his international career at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

In addition to his track cycling success, Zach had an extensive road cycling career, marked by multiple international wins and a Canadian professional road championship in 2013. Committed to giving back, Zach now works as a coach and leader of sport programs, mentoring athletes from the grassroots level to Olympians.