James Williamson (cyclist)
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James Williamson was an Australian journalist
and cyclist who won the World Solo 24-hour Mountain bike
Championships in Canada in 2008.
. After competing in the first two stages and being in 18th place from the 1200 man field, he died in his hotel room prior to the third stage.
Williamson was also an editor at Enduro magazine and blog
ged during each race on his personal web site. His final post was written on Sunday. He was part of a two-man team with Shaun Lewis.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and cyclist who won the World Solo 24-hour Mountain bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
Championships in Canada in 2008.
Death
On March 23, 2010, James Williamson whilst competing in the Absa Cape Epic, a 722 km eight-day race in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. After competing in the first two stages and being in 18th place from the 1200 man field, he died in his hotel room prior to the third stage.
Williamson was also an editor at Enduro magazine and blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ged during each race on his personal web site. His final post was written on Sunday. He was part of a two-man team with Shaun Lewis.