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Welsh cyclist Stevie Williams will miss the 2025 Tour de France and British National Road Race Championships.<\/b><\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
“I was able to come back for Giro d’Abruzzo and the Ardennes but since then, things still aren’t completely right.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n