William Walker (cyclist) explained

William Walker
Fullname:	William Walker
Birth Date:	1985 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height:	1.70NaN0
Weight:	60kg (130lb)
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2005–2008
Proyears2:	2009
Proyears3:	2012–2013
Proyears4:	2014
Proteam4:	Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Majorwins:	Elite National Road Race Championships (2006) Under-23 National Road Race Championships (2006)
Medaltemplates:	Silver Medal U-23 Men's Road Race 2005 UCI Road World Championships

William Walker (born 31 October 1985 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a retired Australian professional road racing cyclist and Australian Champion who rode for the Dutch team between 2005 and 2008 and Spanish team in 2009. Walker was described as having a motor on par with Lance Armstrong,^[1] with a reported recorded VO₂ max 94.^[2] Walker was also heralded as Australia's next Cadel Evans.^[3]

Walker finished second to Dmytro Grabovskyy in the Under 23 World Road Championship in Madrid in 2005. In 2006 he famously crossed the line first in the 2006 Australian Road championships and was awarded the gold medal in both the Elite and Under 23 categories, being the first Under 23 rider in history to race in the Australian champion jersey.

Walker represented Australia in the 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008 World Road Championships as well as the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He also raced for Rabobank in the 2006 Vuelta España and the 2007 Giro d'Italia.

Walker did not ride for Fuji-Servetto in 2010 due to health issues. He returned to racing in 2012, making a successful return winning the 2012 Tour of Gippsland for Drapac Pro Cycling.^[4] Walker moved to the Azerbaijan-based Synergy Baku Cycling Project for the 2014 season.^[5] Walker was riding in the Australian National Road Race Championships in January 2014 when he suffered from sustained ventricular tachycardia and he retired from the race and from professional cycling.

Major results

2003

1st Stage 4 Bay Classic Series

1st Overall Giro di Basilicata

1st Stage 1

5th Time trial, UCI Junior World Road Championships

2004

1st Overall Tattersalls Cup

1st Road race, Victorian Road Championships

1st Overall Tour of Sunraysia

1st Melbourne–Warrnambool

1st Stage 13 Herald Sun Tour

National Under-23 Road Championships

2nd Road race

3rd Time trial

10th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

2005

1st Stage 2 Circuito Montañés

2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 World Road Championships

2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

2nd Overall UCI Oceania Tour

5th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

2006

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Young rider Classification Tour Down Under

2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

4th Overall Tour Down Under

4th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarem

2007

Sachsen Tour

1st Mountains classification

1st Points classification

2008

10th Overall Herald Sun Tour

2009

1st Stage 3 Geelong Bay Classic Series

2012

1st Overall Tour of Gippsland

1st Stage 6 Tour of Tasmania

2013

1st Victorian Road Championship

1st Stage 1 Tour of Toowoomba

2nd Overall Tour of Thailand

3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic

4th Tour de Okinawa

5th Overall Tour of Hainan

External links

Team website

Notes and References

Web site: Walking on water. News 2006-02-28T00:00:00Z. Cycling. cyclingnews.com. 28 February 2006 . en. 2019-12-20.
Web site: cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling. autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2019-12-20.
Web site: The near-death that stopped our next Cadel. 2014-12-13. Herald Sun. en. 2019-12-20.
Web site: I thought I was going to die – Will Walker retires from pro cycling. cyclingtips.com. 15 January 2014 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170111084307/https://cyclingtips.com/2014/01/i-though-i-was-going-to-die-will-walker-retires-from-pro-cycling/. 11 January 2017.
News: Will Walker: "Ready for a new challenge". Lovelock. Jono. 13 November 2013. Cyclingnews.com. 23 December 2013.