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Suzanne Lareau

Knight
2022

Suzanne Lareau, a leading authority on cycling in Québec, has devoted her career to promoting the use of bicycles and defending the cause of cyclists.

CEO of Vélo Québec, one of the three largest cycling organizations in the world, she has played a major role in the development of cycling culture in Montréal and in the mass adoption of this leisure activity and mode of transportation. Suzanne Lareau has contributed greatly to making Montréal, with its 1,100 km of bike paths and one million cyclists, today’s bicycle capital of North America.

The picture and biographical information appearing on this page were current at the time this person was admitted to the Ordre de Montréal.