Welsh cyclist Stevie Williams will miss the 2025 Tour de France and British National Road Race Championships.
The 29-year-old, who won the 2024 Tour Down Under in Australia, has a knee problem and is left hoping to “be back on the start line soon”.
Williams posted on social media: “Since the start of my season in Australia, I’ve had an issue with my right knee, a quadriceps tendonopothy, which is very tricky to manage, and it hasn’t resolved.
“I was able to come back for Giro d’Abruzzo and the Ardennes but since then, things still aren’t completely right.
“Unfortunately, this means I won’t be able to race the national championships in Wales, or the Tour de France. I’m gutted to miss them, especially racing Nationals in front of a home crowd.”
The UK road race title will be on the line between 26-29 June in Ceredigion, west Wales, which includes Williams’ home town Aberystwyth. The Tour de France starts on 5 July in Lille.
He added: “As a cyclist, the only thing you want to do is race so this season has been incredibly frustrating, but I know that these things can’t be rushed.”
