Alex Edmondson

Alex Edmondson
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Edmonson
Nickname	Edmo
Born	22 December 1993 (age 30); Miri, Malaysia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
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Discipline	Track and Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprints, team pursuit
Professional team
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Medal record
Track cycling
Representing Australia
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Commonwealth Games

Alexander Edmondson (born 22 December 1993) is an Australian track cyclist who was in the Australian Olympic Track Cycling Team 2012 London Olympics, alongside his sister, Annette Edmondson. He is the former World Champion in the Individual Pursuit.^[when?]

Edmondson was born above a Chinese coffee shop in Borneo. He lived in both Holland and the Sultanate of Oman before returning to Australia at the end of 1998.

At the age of 18, Edmondson became the 2nd youngest cyclist ever to be selected for an Australian Olympic Team.^[1] With his sister Annette they became the first brother and sister combination to be selected to represent Australia at the same Olympics.

For recognition of his achievements Edmondson was awarded a scholarship with the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.^[1] In 2013 he won the South Australian Sports Star of the Year award. Previous winners have included Lleyton Hewitt, Sir 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.

In January 2015 it was reported in the Adelaide Advertiser that Alex had signed his first UCI World Tour contract with Australian road cycling team Orica-GreenEdge for seasons 2016 & 2017

He is also a dual Junior World Champion where his records still stand today.^{[citation needed]}^[when?]

I know I have achieved a fair bit at a young age, but I want to be remembered as a true sportsman, someone who always gave their all and never forgot those who have helped me achieve my results. I also want to be remembered for making time for younger athletes and being supportive of them. I know from personal experience how much impact having a mentor can have on a young athlete starting out
— Alexander Edmondson^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Results

2015: 3rd Elite Team Pursuit, Track World Championships, Paris, France; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Melbourne, Australia; 1st Tour of Flanders U23
2014: 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland; 2nd Elite Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Track World Championships, Cali, Columbia; 1st Elite Individual Pursuit, Track World Championships, Cali, Columbia; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Champs, Adelaide, Australia; 1st Elite Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Champs, Adelaide Australia; 1st Elite Omnium, Australian National Track Champs, Sydney, Australia; 1st Elite Madison, Australian National Track Champs, Sydney, Australia; 1st Elite Criterium, South Australian Road Championships, Adelaide, Australia; 1st Elite Criterium, Tour of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; 3rd Elite Kermese, Wettern Belgium Kermese, Wetteren, Belgium; 2nd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Victoria Australia; 2nd Criterium, Tour of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Awards: Cycling Australia Elite Track Male Athlete of the year; South Australian Sports Institute Male Athlete of the year; South Australian Regional Youth Award; Channel 9 Young Achiever Sports Award
2013: 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Track World Championships, Minsk Belarus; Named in the long list for 2013 Under 23 Road World Championships in Italy; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Champs, Sydney Australia; 1st Elite Points Race, Australian National Track Champs,Sydney Australia; 1st Elite Omnium, Cat 1 Track Meet Australia, Adelaide, Australia; 2nd Elite Scratch Race, Cat 1 Track Meet France, Hyeres, France; 6 Stage wins in the National Road Series, Tour of Gippsland, Tour of the Great South Coast, Tour of the Murray River and Tour of Tasmania, Australia; 5 Podiums in the National Road Series, Tour of Gippsland, Tour of the Great South Coast, Tour of the Murray River and Tour of Tasmania, Australia; 2nd Overall and Winner of the Young Rider Jersey, Tour of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia; 2nd Overall and Winner of the Young Rider Jersey, Tour of the Great South Coast, Victoria, Australia; 3rd Overall and Winner of the Young Rider Jersey, Tour of Gippsland, Victoria Australia; 3rd Elite Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Champs, Sydney, Australia
2012: Olympic Team Selection Australian Olympic Track Cycling Team Member, London, UK; 1st Elite Madison, 2013 Oceania Track Championships, Adelaide, Australia; 2nd Team GC plus 2 podiums, Tour of Singkarak, Sumatra, Indonesia; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Round 4 Elite World Cup Track Championships, London, UK; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Champs, Adelaide, Australia; 2nd Elite Team Pursuit, Round 3 Elite World Cup Track Championships, Beijing, China
2011: 2nd Elite Men's Madison Australian National Madison Champs, Melbourne Australia; 3rd Elite Men's Omnium Australian National Omnium Champs, Melbourne Australia; 1st Elite Madison, Round 1 Elite World Cup Track Championships, Astana Kazakhstan; 2nd Elite Team Pursuit, Round 1 Elite World Cup Track Championships, Astana Kazakhstan; 1st Team Pursuit & World Record, Junior World Track Championships, Moscow Russia; 1st Madison, Junior World Track Championships, Moscow Russia; 1st Elite Team Pursuit, Australian Track Championships, Sydney Australia; 1st U19 Individual Pursuit, Oceania Track Championships, Adelaide Australia; 1st U19 Team Pursuit, Oceania Track Championships, Adelaide Australia; 2nd U19 Omnium, Oceania Track Championships , Adelaide Australia; 2nd U19 Madison, Australian Track Championships, Sydney Australia; 3rd Elite Madison, Oceania Track Championships , Adelaide Australia; 3rd Elite Melb Madison, Melbourne Madison Championships, Melbourne Australia; 4th Elite Australian Madison, Australian Madison Championships , Melbourne Australia; 8th Elite Bendigo Madison, Bendigo International Madison, Bendigo Australia
2010: 1st U19 Points Race, Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, NZ; 1st U19 Team Pursuit, Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, NZ; 2nd U19 Individual Pursuit, Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, NZ; 2nd U19 Points Race, Australian Track Championships, AUS; 4th Elite Melb Madison, Melbourne Madison Championships, AUS; 4th U19 Omnium, Australian Track Championships, AUS

References

^ ^a ^b "Sport Australia Hall of Fame – Scholarship profile – Alexander Edmondson". Retrieved 28 January 2015.

External links

Official website
Profile at Cycling Australia
Profile at Australian Olympic Team
Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
Alex Edmondson at ProCyclingStats
Alex Edmondson at Cycling Archives (archive)
Alex Edmondson at CQ Ranking

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[SAHOF-1] "Sport Australia Hall of Fame – Scholarship profile – Alexander Edmondson". Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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v t e UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit
1990s	1993: Australia, Brett Aitken, Stuart O'Grady, Billy Shearsby, Tim O'Shannessey 1994: Germany, Guido Fulst, Andreas Bach, Jens Lehmann, Danilo Hondo 1995: Australia, Bradley McGee, Stuart O'Grady, Rodney McGee, Tim O'Shannessey 1996: Italy, Adler Capelli, Cristiano Citton, Andrea Collinelli, Mauro Trentini 1997: Italy, Cristiano Citton, Mario Benetton, Adler Capelli, Andrea Collinelli 1998: Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko, Sergiy Matveyev, Oleksandr Fedenko, Oleksandr Klymenko 1999: Germany, Robert Bartko, Jens Lehmann, Daniel Becke, Guido Fulst
2000s	2000: Germany, Guido Fulst, Sebastian Siedler, Daniel Becke, Jens Lehmann 2001: Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko, Serhii Cherniavskyi, Lyubomyr Polatayko, Oleksandr Fedenko 2002: Australia, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Stephen Wooldridge, Luke Roberts 2003: Australia, Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Luke Roberts 2004: Australia, Ashley Hutchinson, Luke Roberts, Peter Dawson, Stephen Wooldridge 2005: Great Britain, Steve Cummings, Rob Hayles, Paul Manning, Chris Newton 2006: Australia, Peter Dawson, Matthew Goss, Mark Jamieson, Stephen Wooldridge 2007: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2008: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2009: Denmark, Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Færk Christensen, Alex Rasmussen, Michael Mørkøv
2010s	2010: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Cameron Meyer 2011: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Luke Durbridge 2012: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke, Geraint Thomas, Andy Tennant 2013: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Mitchell Mulhern, Alexander Morgan 2014: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Luke Davison, Miles Scotson 2015: New Zealand, Pieter Bulling, Dylan Kennett, Alex Frame, Marc Ryan 2016: Australia, Sam Welsford, Michael Hepburn, Callum Scotson, Miles Scotson, Alexander Porter, Luke Davison 2017: Australia, Sam Welsford, Cameron Meyer, Alexander Porter, Nick Yallouris, Kelland O'Brien, Rohan Wight 2018: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Kian Emadi, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield 2019: Australia, Sam Welsford, Leigh Howard, Alexander Porter, Cameron Scott, Kelland O'Brien
2020s	2020: Denmark, Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg, Rasmus Pedersen 2021: Italy, Liam Bertazzo, Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Jonathan Milan, Francesco Lamon 2022: Great Britain, Ethan Hayter, Oliver Wood, Ethan Vernon, Daniel Bigham 2023: Denmark, Niklas Larsen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Lasse Norman Leth, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg 2024: Denmark, Tobias Hansen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg
Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.