Wil Holmes
Australian cyclist (born 2006)
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William Holmes (born 20 February 2006) is an Australian cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco. In 2024, he became the junior World Record holder in the 3km Individual Pursuit.
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| Born | 20 February 2006[1] Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Hagens Berman Jayco | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | ARA-Skip Capital | ||||||||||||||
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| 2025– | Hagens Berman Jayco | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
From Adelaide, he competed on the road for ARA-Skip Capital and U19 Academy Région Sud pb Giant for two seasons. He became the Australian men's junior time trial champion in January 2024.[2]
He won the individual time trial stage at Vuelta a Cantabria (UCI 2.1) He broke the junior men's Individual Pursuit national record at the 2024 Australian Track Nationals, finishing in 3:08.181, five seconds faster than the previous record. Then in August 2024, he won silver in the individual pursuit at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships and recorded a time of 3:04.161 in qualifying to set a world junior record in Luoyang, China.[3][4][5]
He finished fourth in the Junior men’s time trial at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich in September 2024.[6] Later that year he signed for UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco.[7]
In January 2026, he won the U23 title at the Australian National Time Trial Championships.[8]