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British triathlete (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Will Draper (born 14 January 2000) is a professional British Triathlete from the Isle of Man. Before starting a career in triathlon Will competed as a cyclist where he represented the Isle of Man at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas for cycling.[1] Will won the English Triathlon Championships in 2019[2] before making his triathlon professional debut in 2021.[3]
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| Birth name | William Draper | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Manx | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 2000 Isle of Man | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional Triathlete | |||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Will started his sporting career as a cyclist where he won the National Youth Circuit Race Championships at 12 years old at the Cyclopark in Kent, London.[4] Will finished 2nd in the 2012 British Cycling National Youth Series (U12); 4th in the 2014 British Cycling National Youth Series (U14) and 3rd in the 2016 British Cycling National Youth Series (U16).[5] He later went on to win the Madison event at the British Youth and Junior Track National Championships in 2016.[6] In 2017 (age 17) Will signed for professional junior racing team HMT with JLT Condor Cycling Team (HMT).[7][8] Whilst racing for team HMT Will finished 16th overall at the UCI Junior 2.1 stage race Ronde des Vallées [9] 5th at the Grand Prix de Cherves [10] as well as 14th overall at the Junior Tour of Wales [11] which was won by his elder brother Nathan Draper in 2015.[12][13] During 2017 Will also represented the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Youth Games where he finished 5th in the road race[14] with teammate Jimmy Bostock taking the victory.[15]
During his first year of triathlon Will won the English Triathlon Championships in 2019[2] and later went on to represent the Isle of Man at the 2019 Island Games for triathlon where he won individual silver[16][17] and team bronze[18] and also competed in the 5 km run on the track where he finished 4th.[19] During 2020 Will competed away from home twice. Firstly in the Rocquaine Olympic distance triathlon in Gurnsey where he won by over 8 minutes [20][21] and secondly at the Outlaw X middle-distance triathlon where he finished 7th [22] and this (according to his own social media [23]) is where he earned his professional license. With the return of more races in 2021 Will began his professional debut season by competing in the PTO supported Eton Dorney triathlon.[3] Several weeks later he competed at the again PTO supported Outlaw Half Holkham where he finished 4th.[24] Will made his first international appearance as a professional triathlete at the Challenge Davos event in Switzerland where he finished 5th.[25] Will has also competed in off-road triathlon events having won the Isle of Man Granite Mann on several occasions and holding the current course record.[26] Will is currently sponsored by international bike manufacturing company Factor Bikes and says the partnership has allowed him to focus more on swimming and running.[27]
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