Zack
Asselin
Québec champion in Cruiser, a finalist year after year in pumptrack, and already a winner in the United States racing as “Cannonball.” Zack Asselin rides for BMX Drummond in 11-12 Expert and Cruiser 12 & under.
About Zack
Zack Asselin is a BMX racer from Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, in Québec's Centre-du-Québec region. He took his first gate at age 5-6 in Drummondville, in the Coupe du Québec and Canada Cup, and he has been on provincial podiums ever since: BMX racing in the summer, pumptrack championships in the spring, and winning trips to the United States with USA BMX. And when the track gets extreme, he answers: on Drummondville's pro section — the biggest jumps in Québec — he is the youngest rider ever to clear the first jump, at age 10, before launching the second one at 11.
His coach is his dad: Karl Asselin, a certified cycling coach — and a BMX Cruiser racer himself. It's a family, village and track story: in the fall of 2025 Zack was one of the young demo riders at the official opening of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham's new pumptrack, and that same fall he was already doing a radio interview about his sport.
2026 highlights
A complete 2026 season: a Québec title, two top finishes in the final Coupe Québec standings, and silver at the provincial pumptrack championships.
Québec champion — Cruiser
Pointe-du-Lac, July 2026. Gold in Cruiser 12 & under at the Québec BMX Championships, on a weekend that drew more than 400 racers. (FQSC)
2nd overall, Coupe Québec
460 points in Cruiser 12 & under in the final 2026 standings — and 5th in 11-12 Expert with 364 points, racing both bikes all season.
Pumptrack silver
Boucherville, May 2026. 2nd in the Espoir class at the 4th Québec Pumptrack Championships — his 4th provincial pumptrack podium in 4 years.
Results season by season
Québec BMX Championships — Pointe-du-Lac (July 3-4). Québec champion, Cruiser 12 & under, ahead of Olivier Talbot and Martin Gutierrez. Confirmed by Saint-Germain-de-Grantham's municipal journal, Le Germainois.
Coupe Québec #10 & #11 — La Tuque (Aug 8-9). Cruiser win on Sunday, 2nd on Saturday; 3rd then 6th in 11-12 Expert. (BMX Drummond)
Coupe Québec finale — Crabtree (September). Season standings: 2nd in Cruiser 12 & under (460 pts) and 5th in 11-12 Expert (364 pts), plate 55.
Season wrap-up — November 1. The last BMX event of the year. Karl's official summary: in Cruiser 12 & under, 2nd in the standings AND Québec champion; in 11-12 Expert, 5th in the standings. Thank you to everyone who cheers him on and believes in him, he writes.
Québec BMX Championships — Bromont (June 21). Bronze in Cruiser 12 & under, behind Caleb Simard and Jules Rocco. (FQSC)
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham pumptrack opening (Sept 27). Demonstration rider at the official opening of his hometown track, at Parc Yvon-Lambert.
Gold Cup Northeast — Schenectady, NY (USA BMX, September). North American finals: a podium in each of his three classes — 1st, 2nd and 3rd. (Karl Asselin)
Drummondville pro section (September 23). On the biggest jumps in Québec: the youngest rider ever to clear the first jump, at age 10 — and at 11, he launched the second one. His 2nd track record, according to Karl.
Québec BMX Racing Championships — Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Aug 30-31). Bronze, age 10 class. (FQSC)
Coupe du Québec / Canada Cup — Drummondville (July 13-14). Already on the gate at age 5-6 with BMX Drummond. (Cycling Canada)
Zack in pictures
On the track, on the podium, and between races — photos of Zack only, from official sources and the family.
Photos: FQSC, Le Germainois (Municipality of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham) and the Asselin family.
Pumptrack: 4 podiums in 4 years
Before the BMX season even starts, Zack has built a record of his own at the FQSC's Québec Pumptrack Championships — a finalist at 9, and a medallist every year since.
Waterloo — 1st Québec Pumptrack Championships. P'tits loups (9-10) finalist, beaten in the grand final by Rafaël Trudel. (FQSC)
Waterloo. P'tits loups bronze — 16.382s in the small final, after the top qualifying seed in his class. (FQSC)
Beauport (Lac-Delage). Bronze in the Espoir class. (FQSC)
Boucherville. Silver in the Espoir class, behind Rafael Trudel. (FQSC)
“Cannonball” in the USA
On USA BMX results lists, Zack races as Zack “Canon Ball” Asselin, of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham — and he wins there too:
11 Intermediate — 1st place, at two USA BMX events (official USA BMX results).
11-12 Mixed Open — one 2nd and one 3rd place in the United States.
11 Cruiser — 3rd place, racing as Zack “Canon Ball” Asselin, St-Germain-de-Grantham, QC.
Support Zack
Sponsorships, athlete bursaries, media or encouragement: everything goes through the family. Message Zack or Karl on Facebook — they reply between races.
🍝 Zack's spaghetti supper — 4th edition in March 2027! The family's annual fundraiser supporting his race season. Karl is hoping for a big turnout — details and tickets through the family on Facebook.
Facebook — Zack Asselin Facebook — Karl AsselinVerified sources
- FQSC — Québec BMX Championships, Pointe-du-Lac 2026; Bromont 2025; Saint-Augustin 2024 (fqsc.net)
- FQSC — Québec Pumptrack Championships 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 (fqsc.net)
- Municipality of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham — pumptrack opening release (Sept 28, 2025) and Le Germainois journal (Aug-Sep 2026)
- BMX Drummond — Coupe Québec #10 & #11 results, La Tuque 2026
- Karl Asselin (Facebook) — final Coupe Québec 2026 standings, November 1, 2026 season wrap-up, the March 2027 spaghetti supper, the Drummondville pro-section record and the 2025 radio interview
- USA BMX — official results lists (usabmx.com)
- Cycling Canada — Coupe du Québec / Canada Cup results, Drummondville 2019