'I have to pinch myself and figure out if it's real or not, especially after all the s**t in the past': Stevie Williams ahead of World Championships debut

Welshman looking to end best ever year on a high in Zurich after Tour down Under, La Flèche Wallonne and Tour of Britain Men victories

Stevie Williams
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Great Britain's Stevie Williams is aiming to be "competitive" in a tough men's road race at the World Championships in Zürich this Sunday, as part of a "really strong team".

The 28-year-old Welshman has enjoyed his best year to date, achieving two WorldTour level wins at the Tour Down Under and La Flèche Wallonne at the start of the year, before taking victory at the Tour of Britain Men in early September. With a place in Great Britain’s squad confirmed, Williams says he is now looking to carry his winning form into his elite worlds debut in Zurich on Sunday.

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.