Wil Holmes

William Holmes
Holmes at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Born (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006[1]
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current teamHagens Berman Jayco
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2023–2024ARA-Skip Capital
Professional teams
2025–2026Hagens Berman Jayco
2027–Team Jayco–AlUla
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 LuoyangIndividual Pursuit

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. In 2027, he will join UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.

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]

Major results

2023
1st Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
National Junior Road Championships
1st Criterium
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Juniors
9th Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
9th Overall Gipuzkoa Klasikoa
2024
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Vuelta a Cantabria
2nd Gran Premio Sportivi di Loria
4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
4th Overall Gipuzkoa Klasikoa
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Juniors
6th Giro di Primavera
9th Overall Côte d'Or Classic Juniors
10th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2025
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2026
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
5th Road race

References

  1. ↑ "Will Holmes". First Cycling. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "WIL HOLMES, LAUREN BATES WIN JUNIOR TIME TRIAL NATIONAL TITLES". roadnationals.org. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). 2024ucijtwc-hnly.com. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Tyson, Jackie (22 November 2024). "Hagens Berman Jayco confirm two junior track world champions part of 15-rider roster for 2025". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "TWO WORLD RECORDS FALL AS ARA AUSTRALIAN CYCLING TEAM WIN SEVEN MEDALS AT JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS". Australiancyclingteam. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "WIL HOLMES NARROWLY MISSES PODIUM IN JUNIOR WORLDS TIME TRIAL". Australiancyclingteam.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Two junior world champions signed as new team mates for Rafferty in 2025". Sticky Bottle. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Giuliani, Simone (7 January 2026). "William Holmes wins men's U23 time trial at Australian Road National Championships by just one second". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
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