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William Walker

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William Walker (born 31 October 1985 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a retired Australian professional road racing cyclist and Australian Champion who rode for the Dutch team Rabobank between 2005 and 2008 and Spanish team Fuji–Servetto in 2009. Walker was described as having a motor on par with Lance Armstrong, with a reported recorded VO2 max 94. Walker was also heralded as Australia's next Cadel Evans. Walker finished second to Dmytro Grabovskyy in the Under 23 World Road Championship in Madrid in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Walker is the 1,891st most popular cyclist (down from 1,705th in 2024), the 1,190th most popular biography from Australia (down from 1,139th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Australian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, William Walker ranks 1,891 out of 1,613. Before him are Robert Stannard, Aleksandr Riabushenko, Brent Van Moer, Emma White, Geoffrey Soupe, and Clément Champoussin. After him are Jaime Nielsen, Stefano Oldani, Clément Russo, Lee Hye-jin, Claudia Lichtenberg, and Owain Doull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, William Walker ranks 1,784. Before him are Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Anthony Morrow, Smith Cho, Simon Francis, Lopez Lomong, and Yvonne Nelson. After him are Carl Söderberg, Jaime Nielsen, Jeremy Davis, Emily Berrington, Pascal Behrenbruch, and Chase Oliver.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, William Walker ranks 1,190 out of 1,143. Before him are Ersan Gülüm (1987), Freya Tingley (1994), Mark Waugh (1965), Sam Willoughby (1991), Robert Stannard (1998), and Katrina Powell (1972). After him are Mallory Jansen (1988), Nicole da Silva (1981), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Zac Stubblety-Cook (1999), Jakara Anthony (1998), and Alec Potts (1996).

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Among CYCLISTS In Australia

Among cyclists born in Australia, William Walker ranks 86. Before him are Damien Howson (1992), Shara Marche (1987), Lucas Hamilton (1996), Nick Gates (1972), Sam Willoughby (1991), and Robert Stannard (1998). After him are Will Clarke (1985), David Tanner (1984), Jack Bobridge (1989), Alexandra Manly (1996), Lachlan Morton (1992), and Rochelle Gilmore (1981).

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