Alex Edmondson

Alexander Edmondson (born 22 December 1993) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. Edmondson was a member of the Australian Olympic Track Cycling team at the 2012 London Olympics, alongside his sister, Annette Edmondson. In 2014 he was world champion in the individual pursuit. He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life and amateur career
Edmondson was born above a Chinese coffee shop in Borneo. He lived in both the Netherlands and the Sultanate of Oman before returning to Australia at the end of 1998. Edmondson and his sister both attended St. John's Grammar School, in the Adelaide Hills. At the age of 18, Edmondson became the 2nd youngest cyclist ever to be selected for an Australian Olympic Team. With his sister Annette they became the first brother and sister combination to be selected to represent Australia at the same Olympics. For recognition of his achievements Edmondson was awarded a scholarship with the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. In 2013 he won the South Australian Sports Star of the Year award. Previous winners have included Lleyton Hewitt, Donald Bradman and Malcolm Blight. In March 2014 Edmondson competed in the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia winning two World Titles in the individual pursuit and team pursuit. A few months later Edmondson won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. He is also a dual Junior World Champion where his records still stand today.

Professional career
In January 2015 it was reported in the Adelaide Advertiser that Edmondson had signed his first UCI World Tour contract with Australian road cycling team for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

"I know I have achieved a fair bit at a young age, but I want to be remembered as a true sportsman, someone who always gave their all and never forgot those who have helped me achieve my results. I also want to be remembered for making time for younger athletes and being supportive of them. I know from personal experience how much impact having a mentor can have on a young athlete starting out"

- Alexander Edmondson

Edmondson believes it's critical that he is a champion both on and off the bike, and has become increasingly involved in community events since he returned from the Olympics. Edmondson volunteers his time at local high schools mentoring and speaking with students encouraging them to get the best out of themselves. He talks about goal setting, pain is a short term hindrance and how important challenging yourself is. He has been a guest speaker at a number of events, including the Australian Cycling Executives (ACE), Cancer Council Breakfast, AOC Talk with a Champ program and also an event called the Faces of the World Dinner for 400 people promoting multiculturalism and strength in diversity within South Australia.

He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Road

 * 2014
 * 1st Stage 6 Tour of Gippsland


 * 2015
 * 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
 * 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
 * 9th Overall Paris–Arras Tour


 * 2016
 * 2nd Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
 * 3rd bronze medal uci.svg Team time trial, UCI World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Paris–Arras Tour


 * 2018 (1 pro win)
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race, National Championships


 * 2019
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification, CRO Race
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico


 * 2023
 * 4th Overall ZLM Tour

Track

 * 2011
 * UCI World Junior Championships
 * 1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Team pursuit
 * 1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Madison
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit
 * 2nd Madison
 * 3rd Omnium
 * UCI World Cup, Astana
 * 1st Madison
 * 2nd Team pursuit
 * 3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Madison, Oceania Championships


 * 2012
 * 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Madison, Oceania Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit, National Championships
 * UCI World Cup
 * 1st Team pursuit, London
 * 2nd Team pursuit, Beijing


 * 2013
 * 1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit
 * 3rd Individual pursuit


 * 2014
 * UCI World Championships
 * 1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Individual pursuit
 * 1st Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Team pursuit
 * Commonwealth Games
 * 1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Madison
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit


 * 2015
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit, National Championships
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships


 * 2016
 * National Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit
 * 2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games