{{short description|British cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = William Nickson | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|1|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Liverpool, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | discipline = | role = | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = East Liverpool Wheelers | proyears1 = 1977-1978 | proteam1 = TI Raleigh - Campagnolo | proyears2 = 1978-1986 | proteam2 = Falcon Cycles | majorwins = '''1974''' Manx International<br>'''1974''' National Amateur Road Race Championship<br>'''1975''' Manx International<br>'''1976''' Milk Race<br>'''1976''' Lincoln Grand Prix<br>'''1981''' National Professional Road Race Championship }} '''William Nickson''' (born 30 January 1953) is a British former cyclist and 1981 British National Road Race Champion. He won the 1976 Milk Race whilst riding for the Great Britain "A" team. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/bill-nickson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/bill-nickson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=William Nickson Olympic Results |access-date=18 April 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> He also rode in the 1977 Tour de France.<ref name="mdc1977">{{cite web|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1977.php|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|title=64ème Tour de France 1977|language=fr|access-date=23 January 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100525120510/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1977.php| archive-date= 25 May 2010}}</ref>
In the 1977 Tour de France he was one of a group of 30 riders that were sent home after finishing beyond the time limit in the toughest mountain stage Chamonix - Alpe d'Huez. Among those riders were points classification second Rik van Linden, stage winners Klaus-Peter Thaler and Patrick Sercu, and his teammates Aad van den Hoek and Piet van Katwijk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000026038:mpeg21:p002 |title=Dertig renners naar huis |date=1977-07-20 |work=NRC Handelsblad |via=Delpher.nl |language=Dutch}} EN: Thirty riders send home</ref>
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