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Historic Overview William Walker

Rider

Overall Rank4554
NameWilliam WALKER
Country
  Australia
Date of birth31-Oct-1985 - Subiaco (Western Australia)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

William Walker

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 Rabobank between 2005 and 2008 and Spanish team Fuji–Servetto in 2009. Walker was described as having a motor on par with Lance Armstrong, with a reported recorded VO2 max 94. Walker was also heralded as Australia's next Cadel Evans.

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. Walker moved to the Azerbaijan-based Synergy Baku Cycling Project for the 2014 season. 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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

2

Major Victories

Melbourne - Warrnambool (blue ribbon) 2004
National Championship Australia 2006
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Seasons

William Walker - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 2004 Individual 44 798
2. 2005 Rabobank DT 245 262
3. 2006 Rabobank DT 210 307
4. 2007 Rabobank 159 383
5. 2008 Rabobank 105 535
6. 2009 Fuji - Servetto 4 2151
7. 2012 Drapac Cycling 10 1628
8. 2013 Drapac Cycling 52 766
Overall: 829 4554