# William Nickson

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{{short description|British cyclist}}
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| name          = William Nickson
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| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1953|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England
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| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  = East Liverpool Wheelers
| proyears1     = 1977-1978
| proteam1      = [TI Raleigh - Campagnolo](/source/TI-Raleigh)
| 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](/source/Tour_of_Britain)<br>'''1976''' Lincoln Grand Prix<br>'''1981''' [National Professional Road Race Championship](/source/British_National_Road_Race_Championships)
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'''William Nickson''' (born 30 January 1953) is a British former [cyclist](/source/cycle_sport) and 1981 [British National Road Race Champion](/source/British_National_Road_Race_Championships). He won the 1976 [Milk Race](/source/Tour_of_Britain) whilst riding for the Great Britain "A" team. He competed in the [individual road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_road_race) and [team time trial](/source/Cycling_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_time_trial) events at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Chamonix) - [Alpe d'Huez](/source/Alpe_d'Huez). Among those riders were points classification second [Rik van Linden](/source/Rik_van_Linden), stage winners [Klaus-Peter Thaler](/source/Klaus-Peter_Thaler) and [Patrick Sercu](/source/Patrick_Sercu), and his teammates [Aad van den Hoek](/source/Aad_van_den_Hoek) and [Piet van Katwijk](/source/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](/source/NRC_(newspaper)) |via=[Delpher](/source/Delpher).nl |language=Dutch}} EN: Thirty riders send home</ref>

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Category:English male cyclists
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Category:Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Cyclists from Liverpool

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