Byron Wallis, nicknamed "Lord Byron", is a retired Australian road bicycle racer who spent the majority of his professional career with the Dodge Cycling Team. He is a one-time World Championships Time Trial champion, having taken first place in Germany at the conclusion of Season 17.
Born in Sydney, the time trial specialist with a good finishing kick signed for Dodge in Season 11 and won his first race for the team at Aravaca - Parla in Season 13. He would go on to race competitively for many years, registering his last podium for the team in Season 27.
Wallis' greatest and most famous achievement was when he took out the 17th edition of the World Championships ITT, having come close in Poland and Sweden previously (he placed 6th and 5th in Seasons 14 and 16 respectively).
The 28-year-old beat out the likes of CCFC's Takaki Takeshi, Bywater CT's Domingo Astarloza and T...
Read moreByron Wallis, nicknamed "Lord Byron", is a retired Australian road bicycle racer who spent the majority of his professional career with the Dodge Cycling Team. He is a one-time World Championships Time Trial champion, having taken first place in Germany at the conclusion of Season 17.
Born in Sydney, the time trial specialist with a good finishing kick signed for Dodge in Season 11 and won his first race for the team at Aravaca - Parla in Season 13. He would go on to race competitively for many years, registering his last podium for the team in Season 27.
Wallis' greatest and most famous achievement was when he took out the 17th edition of the World Championships ITT, having come close in Poland and Sweden previously (he placed 6th and 5th in Seasons 14 and 16 respectively).
The 28-year-old beat out the likes of CCFC's Takaki Takeshi, Bywater CT's Domingo Astarloza and Team Whalers' Corwin Wyeth as well as his own teammate Fenton Sommers (who eventually finished 7th) on a highly technical course in Bavaria.
In total, Wallis won 10 races - all of them time trials - in his career and competed at two Volta ao Porto tours, his best result a third-placed finish at the ninth stage individual time trial in Season 16.
He also represented his country on seven occasions, memorably winning the CoN Washington City TT in Season 15.
Wallis' last professional race for Dodge came in Season 39.
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