Lily Williams (cyclist)

Lily Williams
Williams at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 30)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Team information
Current teamHuman Powered Health
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018–2019Hagens Berman–Supermint[1]
2020–Rally Cycling[2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Berlin Team pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cochabamba Team pursuit

Lily Williams (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently[when?] rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Human Powered Health.[3]

Williams, the daughter of Olympic speed skater Sarah Docter Williams, grew up in Florida and ran cross country for Vanderbilt University. After graduating from Vanderbilt, she enrolled at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2016 and took up an interest in competitive cycling.[4]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

  1. ^ "Hagens Berman-Supermint announce 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. January 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Hargadon, Sean (July 18, 2022). "Lily Williams Takes on the Tour de France Femmes". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "U.S. Olympic cycling roster set with road, indoor, BMX, mountain teams". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.