Alexander Edmondson

Alexander Edmondson (born 22 December 1993) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Edmondson was a member of the Australian Olympic Track Cycling team at the 2012 London Olympics, alongside his sister, Annette Edmondson. In 2014 he was world champion in the individual pursuit. He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life and amateur career Edmondson was born above a Chinese coffee shop in Borneo. He lived in both the Netherlands and the Sultanate of Oman before returning to Australia at the end of 1998. Edmondson and his sister both attended St. John's Grammar School, in the Adelaide Hills. At the age of 18, Edmondson became the 2nd youngest cyclist ever to be selected for an Australian Olympic Team. In 2013, he won the South Australian Sports Star of the Year award. Previous winners have included Lleyton Hewitt, Donald Bradman and Malcolm Blight. In March 2014, Edmondson competed in the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia winning two World Titles in the individual pursuit and team pursuit. A few months later Edmondson won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. He is also a dual Junior World Champion where his records still stand today.

Professional career

In January 2015, it was reported in the Adelaide Advertiser that Edmondson had signed his first UCI World Tour contract with Australian road cycling team for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Edmondson believes it's critical that he is a champion both on and off the bike, and has become increasingly involved in community events since he returned from the Olympics. Edmondson volunteers his time at local high schools mentoring and speaking with students encouraging them to get the best out of themselves. He talks about goal setting, pain is a short term hindrance and how important challenging yourself is. He has been a guest speaker at a number of events, including the Australian Cycling Executives (ACE), Cancer Council Breakfast, AOC Talk with a Champ program and also an event called the Faces of the World Dinner for 400 people promoting multiculturalism and strength in diversity within South Australia.

He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Major results Road

2014 1st Stage 6 Tour of Gippsland 2015 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships 9th Overall Paris–Arras Tour 2016 2nd Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen

3rd Overall Paris–Arras Tour 2018 (1 pro win)

2019

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico 2023 4th Overall ZLM Tour 2024 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Danmark Rundt

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish

Track

2011 UCI World Junior Championships

National Championships

2nd Madison 3rd Omnium UCI World Cup, Astana 1st Madison 2nd Team pursuit

2012

UCI World Cup 1st Team pursuit, London 2nd Team pursuit, Beijing 2013

National Championships

3rd Individual pursuit 2014 UCI World Championships

Commonwealth Games

National Championships

2015

2016 National Championships