Magella Tremblay a Prominent Quebec Cyclist from 1960s Passes Away
by John Symon
March 11, 2013 – Magella Tremblay, a prominent Quebec road cyclist from the 1960s and 1970s, died Sunday reports Veloptimum, citing a communication from Louis Garneau – read more HERE. Tremblay twice represented Canada at the World Road Championships (1969, 1970) and finished 16th at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland according to information posted at the FQSC Hall of Fame. The Edinburgh Games led to him sipping champagne with Queen Elizabeth II.
Magella Tremblay (l) was inducted into the FQSC Hall of Fame along with Giuseppe Marinoni (r). [P] Pasquale Stalteri
Among his more notable accolades, Tremblay won three stages of the Tour de la Nouvelle France in 1969, the Sainte-Agathe to Montréal race in 1970, Da Vittorio in 1971, and the first stage of the Tour du Lac St-Jean in 1971 where he edged out two of his greatest rivals, Giusseppe Marinoni and Vincenzo Mecco.
A cause of death was not given, but Veloptimum reports that it was “after a long illness.” Pedal believes that Tremblay was aged 62 when he passed away. “We will all remember the generous and likeable man that you were, Magella,” wrote Garneau.
Pedal joins the cycling community in extending its condolences to Tremblay’s family and friends.
