William Nickson

{{short description|British cyclist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|1|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

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| amateurteam1 = East Liverpool Wheelers

| proyears1 = 1977-1978

| proteam1 = TI Raleigh - Campagnolo

| proyears2 = 1978-1986

| proteam2 = Falcon Cycles

| majorwins = 1974 Manx International
1974 National Amateur Road Race Championship
1975 Manx International
1976 Milk Race
1976 Lincoln Grand Prix
1981 National Professional Road Race Championship

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William Nickson (born 30 January 1953) is a British former cyclist and 1981 British National Road Race Champion. He won the 1976 Milk Race whilst riding for the Great Britain "A" team. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/bill-nickson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/bill-nickson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=William Nickson Olympic Results |access-date=18 April 2015 |work=Sports Reference}} He also rode in the 1977 Tour de France.{{cite web|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1977.php|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|title=64ème Tour de France 1977|language=fr|access-date=23 January 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100525120510/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1977.php| archive-date= 25 May 2010}}

In the 1977 Tour de France he was one of a group of 30 riders that were sent home after finishing beyond the time limit in the toughest mountain stage Chamonix - Alpe d'Huez. Among those riders were points classification second Rik van Linden, stage winners Klaus-Peter Thaler and Patrick Sercu, and his team mates Aad van den Hoek and Piet van Katwijk.{{Cite web |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000026038:mpeg21:p002 |title=Dertig renners naar huis |date=1977-07-20 |work=NRC Handelsblad |via=Delpher.nl |language=Dutch}} EN: Thirty riders send home