User:Laatu/Draft-Lily Williams

This page was created for collaboration in creating a draft Wikipedia article about U.S. professional cyclist Lily Williams.

Bio

 * came from a running background (4:42 mile record (high school, state record, Florida) still stands); ran track and cross-country
 * graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2016, felt burned out
 * moved to Chicago for grad school, stopped competing (in running), took up cycling for fun and worked in a bike shop; started cycling racing shortly after
 * "By January 2017, Williams had placed second at US Collegiate Cyclocross National Championships. Later that year, she won a stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race as an amateur. That effort earned her a contract for 2018 with her current team, Hagens Berman Supermint. That year, she won the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic and took home a Most Courageous Rider jersey at the Tour of California, an award she’s exceptionally proud of."
 * "established herself as a strong multi-disciplined rider, with solid finishes in road, cyclocross, and criteriums"/

Career

 * "Lily Williams is also a former distance runner who took up bicycle racing in her 20’s. Williams guest rode with Rally in 2017 at the BC Superweek races,"

Disciplines

 * "Williams is a talented all-around rider who excels at time trials, as well as leadouts in criteriums and road races."

Track

 * Gold medal at pan am games in Lima (Peru), 2019: "American foursome of Kim Geist, Christina Birch, Lily Williams and Chloe Dygert Owen took gold with a time of 4:24.099".

Road

 * 2nd at USA Elite National Criterium Championship, US Pro Criterium championships in Knoxville, Tennessee

Gravel Road Racing

 * 62 mile race winner at 2017 Barry-Roubaix

Possible references:

https://www.cxmagazine.com/williams-mullens-sunny-king-road-blevins-huck-fontana-mountain-2018
 * signed with the Hagens-Berman Supermint UCI Pro team for the 2018 season
 * former Vanderbilt track runner
 * The 2018 Pro Road Tour kicked off with the Alabama Cycling Classic Sunny King Criterium --> into the long uphill finish, where Williams outkicked Hansen in the last few meters to take a close sprint win.
 * "quickly established herself as one of the young Women’s riders to watch across several disciplines"