Matisse Julien is originally from a town called Laval a city in Quebec, Canada. This season he's racing for the French team CIC U Nantes Atlantique. It's a continental team. So far he's raced the Grand Prix Cycliste de Marseille La Marseillaise, which is the traditional opener to the season in France. Plus, he just finished the Etoile Besseges stage race.

Julien is racing the Coup de France season long series along with U23 races and he may do some races like the Tour de l' Avenir and Worlds in Switzerland with the Canadian national team. He says he's expecting between 45-60 race days this season. Definitely expect him to be in peak form for the French race Tro-Bro Leon. 

Nice in France is his base at the moment. Julien says the training is awesome there. He's not far from the Alps and if he needs to hit the flats that's possible too. 

Julien started racing his bike around 11 years old. He says he was pretty good when he started. Between 16-17 years old he nearly won everything in Quebec. That's when he got approached by Hot Tubes Cycling team for juniors. He says one of his teammates at the time was Magnus Sheffield who's currently racing for INEOS Grenadiers. From there he rode for Premiertech U23 then Team Ecoflo Chronos for 2023 and now CIC U Nantes Atlantique. 

Julien says a good season for him would be some good results in class two races and a good national championships.