Lily Williams (cyclist)

{{Short description|American cyclist (born 1994)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Lily Williams

| image = UCI Track World Championships 2020 046.jpg

| caption = Williams at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|24}}

| birth_place = Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 7 in

| weight = 146 lb

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|RLW}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track|Cyclo-cross}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| proyears1 = 2018–2019

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|HBS|2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hagens-berman-supermint-announce-2019-roster/|title=Hagens Berman-Supermint announce 2019 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=February 16, 2019}}

| proyears2 = 2020–

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RLW|2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14193/1001822/258|title=Rally Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=February 3, 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200203022145/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14193/1001822/258|archivedate=February 3, 2020}}

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Berlin|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Lima|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Cochabamba|Team pursuit}}

}}

Lily Williams (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently{{when|date=August 2024}} rides for UCI Women's Continental Team {{UCI team code|RLW}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15422/1001822/277|title=Rally Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=January 24, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210124223813/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15422/1001822/277|archivedate=January 24, 2021}}

Williams, the daughter of Olympic speed skater Sarah Docter Williams, grew up in Florida and ran cross country for Vanderbilt University. After graduating from Vanderbilt, she enrolled at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2016 and took up an interest in competitive cycling.{{cite magazine |last=Hargadon |first=Sean |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Lily Williams Takes on the Tour de France Femmes |url=https://magazine.northwestern.edu/news/lily-williams-inaugural-tour-de-france-femmes-competitive-cycling/ |magazine=Northwestern Magazine |location= |publisher= |access-date=August 7, 2024}}

In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=U.S. Olympic cycling roster set with road, indoor, BMX, mountain teams|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/10/usa-cycling-olympic-roster/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} She competed in the qualifying round of the women's team pursuit in track cycling. Team USA went on to earn a bronze medal in the final.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Williams won the gold medal in women's team pursuit in track cycling alongside Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, and Jennifer Valente. This was the first ever team track cycling gold medal in U.S. history.https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/local/2024/08/07/lily-williams-olympics-gold-medal-womens-pursuit-team-cycling/74710038007/