Oscar Nilsson-Julien
Personal information
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002[1]
Kentish Town, London, England
Team information
Current teamAVC Aix-en-Provence
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2019VC Londres
2020Fensham Howes–MAS Design
2021–2022GB Cycling Senior Academy
2022Team Inspired
2023–AVC Aix-en-Provence
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 ApeldoornPoints race

Oscar Nilsson-Julien (born 10 January 2002) is a French road and track cyclist and a member of the French national elite track squad. He started out representing Great Britain as a junior and U23 rider, but switched UCI nationality in 2023 to represent France.[2]

Cycling career

Nilsson-Julien started riding at Herne Hill Velodrome in 2011, aged 9, joining the VC Londres cycling club. He raced for VCL between 2014 and 2020 and remains an honorary member.

He won the omnium at the 2022 UEC European Under-23 Track Championships. He also won the same event at the 2022 British National Track Championships.[3] In addition to this, he won silver medals in three other events at the championships: in the points race, scratch and Madison.[4]

In 2023, he finished second in the general classification at the U23 Vuelta a Hispania, winning the first stage and the team time trial stage in the process. Other road racing victories include winning the 2023 Chono47 team time trial in the Coupe de France as well as victories at GP Getbeets, Aaarchot GP and Putte GP in Belgium. Results as a junior include ninth in the time trial at the 2019 UCI Junior Road World Championships and the team pursuit at the 2019 UEC European Junior Track Championships.

After changing to French nationality, he won the points race and finished second in the omnium at the 2024 French National Track Championships. He also took bronze in the points race at the 2024 European Track Championships in Apeldoorn.

Major results

2019
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
1st Scratch, National Junior Track Championships
1st Prologue, Junior Tour of Wales
1st Cadence National Junior Road Race
2nd Overall Isle of Man Junior Tour
9th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2022
1st Omnium, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
National Track Championships
1st Omnium
2nd Points race
2nd Scratch
2nd Madison (with Jack Brough)
9th Chrono des Nations U23
2023
2nd Overall Vuelta a Hispania
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 2
2024
European Elite Track Championships
3rd Points race
5th Team Pursuit with France
French National Championships
1st Points race
2nd Omnium

References

  1. ↑ "rider profile". ProCycling Stats. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-executive-board-approves-nine-changes-of-nationality
  3. ↑ "OSCAR NILSSON JULIEN AND SOPHIE LEWIS TAKE 2022 BRITISH NATIONAL OMNIUM TITLES". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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