Felicity Wilson-Haffenden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 2005[1] Glendevie, Tasmania, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lidl–Trek |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2023 | Team BridgeLane |
| Professional team | |
| 2024– | Lidl–Trek |
Medal record | |
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (born 16 July 2005) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. She won the junior time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships.
Career
Formerly a keen hockey player, she took up cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic and after showing an aptitude for the sport attended a Talent ID program at the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (TIS).[2] In 2023, she won both the U19 road race and time trial titles at the Australian road championships.[3] She won the junior time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow.[4] Later that year, she turned professional with UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek on a three-year contract.[5]
In January 2026, she won the senior Australian National Time Trial Championships.[6] She was selected to ride for Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, winning the gold medal in the team pursuit on 30 July.[7][8] She initially qualified for the bronze medal race in the individual pursuit but was disqualified following random post-race equipment checks by official which deemed a strapping tape to her shoulders to alleviate discomfort constituted a "morphological change", with teammate Sophie Edwards also disqualified for having too much padding in her helmet.[9]
Major results
- 2023
- 1st
Time trial, UCI World Junior Road Championships - Oceania Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd
Road race
- 1st
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 2nd Criterium
- 1st
- 2024
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2025
- UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Team relay - 4th Under-23 time trial
- 1st
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
References
- ↑ "Felicity Wilson-Haffenden". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Flying Felicity: Interview With Teenage Cycling Sensation Felicity Wilson-Haffenden". bicyclingaustralia.com. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ Giuliani, Simone (2 January 2024). "'Jumping in the deep end of the pool' - The speedy rise of Lidl-Trek's Felicity Wilson-Haffenden". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "WORLDS'23 Junior Women's TT: Surprise Win for Wilson-Haffenden!". Pezcyclingnews. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Junior World Champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden joins Lidl-Trek through 2026". Racing.trek. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ Giuliani, Simone (8 January 2026). "Felicity Wilson-Haffenden wins Australian elite women's time trial title, edging out Brodie Chapman by less than four seconds". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "MEET THE AUSTRALIAN TRACK CYCLING TEAM FOR THE GLASGOW 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Australian Cycling. 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Australia's golden sprinters speak out on cycling defector: 'Good riddance'". The Guardian. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Vaughan, Roger (31 July 2026). "Double DQ: Aussies lament 'subjective' velodrome call". aapnews. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
External links
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden at UCI
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden at ProCyclingStats
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden at Cycling Quotient
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden at InterSportStats
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Australian female cyclists
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Sportswomen from Tasmania
- UCI Road World Champions (women)
- Australian expatriates in Germany
- Cyclists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in cycling