British climber Williams makes Bahrain-Merida debut
20 September 2018 03:41
British climber Stevie Williams made his debut with a WorldTour-level team on Wednesday, riding the one-day Giro della Toscana in the colours of Bahrain-Merida. Williams has a two-year deal with the team, starting in 2019, but is currently riding with his future team as a stagiaire. This season, riding for the Dutch SEG Racing Academy team, the 22-year-old from Newport, Wales, won two stages and the overall classification at the four-day Ronde de l'Isard in the French Pyrenees in May, and then went on to take a stage win at the under-23 Giro d'Italia in June.ADVERTISEMENT Prior to SEG, in 2016, Williams rode for the John-Herety-managed JLT Condor team, which this week announced that it would fold after 12 years on the British scene. Williams admitted to being a little nervous ahead of his first race with Bahrain-Merida, but was happy to see some familiar faces at the start of the Giro della Toscana, including Mark Donovan and Ethan Hayter – both currently riding as stagiaires for Team Sky. Hayter, like Williams, was part of the Great Britain team that rode the Tour of Britain earlier this month. "To see us now in different pro kit is something strange," Williams said. "But it's great to see so many young British riders at the highest level.
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