Georgia Williams Explained
Georgia Williams (born 25 August 1993) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .[3]
Career
She took up cycling whilst attending Albany Junior High School, where testing at the school's sports academy suggested that she was suited to the sport, having previously competed in netball and water polo.[4]
She took two silver medals at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships: one in the team pursuit in 2010 and another in the individual pursuit in 2011. Williams joined the team in 2013.[5] She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2016, she was part of the New Zealand team pursuit squads that finished fourth at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] In February 2017 it was announced that Williams would join for the 2017 season.[7] She won New Zealand's second ever medal in the women's road race at a Commonwealth Games, a silver medal in 2018, after Susy Pryde at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[8]
Major results
- 2009
1st Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
- 2010
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships (with Alexandra Neems, and Elizabeth Steel)[9]
- 2011
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships[10]
3rd Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
- 2012
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
- 2013
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Young rider classification Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
1st Young rider classification Tour Languedoc Roussillon
5th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
1st Stage 1a (TTT)
8th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 2014
Oceania Track Championships
1st Team pursuit (with Lauren Ellis, Jaime Nielsen and Racquel Sheath)
3rd Points race
2nd Points race, BikeNZ Classic
- 2016
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
- 2018
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
2nd Road race, Commonwealth Games
4th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
4th Tour of Guangxi Women's Elite World Challenge
5th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
6th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 2019
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2021
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
- 2022
1st Time trial, National Road ChampionshipsSee also
Notes and References
- News: Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. 19 November 2018. 24 February 2019.
- News: 2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women. Laura. Weislo. Cyclingnews.com. 8 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
- Web site: Team BikeExchange. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210113232428/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15277/1001741/281. 13 January 2021.
- Web site: From terrible to trophies . Reid . Felicity . 24 June 2016 . . 14 February 2017.
- Web site: Cycling: Williams signs with Italian BePink team . 15 January 2013 . . 14 February 2017.
- Web site: Georgia Williams . Olympic.org.nz . . 14 February 2017 . 9 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160209063327/http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/georgia-williams . dead .
- Web site: Orica-Scott add Georgia Williams to women's 2017 roster. 14 February 2017 . . 14 February 2017.
- News: Wright. Marion. Georgia Williams – biggest result of my career so far. 23 April 2018. Road Cycling. 19 April 2018.
- News: Aussies add three more golds on night 3. 1 February 2018. Cycling News. 14 August 2010.
- News: Voynova sets new world record in time trial. 1 February 2018. Cycling News. 22 August 2011.
