Jonas Walton (born 6 March 2004) is a Canadian/American professional cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team . In 2022, he broke the junior hour record. His father is Olympic silver medalist cyclist Brian Walton.
Early life Jonas Walton was a keen middle distance runner until injury forced him to pursue lower impact pursuits. He attended Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina with a major in economics and a minor in Data Analytics.
Career Walton set a new the junior hour record with a distance of 50.792 km on 17 October 2022 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
He rode on 2023 and 2024 on the Continental level with the Canadian Team Ecoflo Chronos. In 2024, he won the Canadian U23 time trial national championship and won pair of gold medals on the road at USA Cycling Collegiate nationals, winning both the Varsity criterium and individual time trial. He was part of the Canadian team that finished seventh in the Mixed team relay at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships. He was also selected for the U23 road race and U23 individual time trial.
Ahead of the 2025 season he signed to ride for UCI Continental team .
Personal life His parents are Dana Gygory Walton, an eight time world champion at UCI Masters Track World Championships, and former Canadian road race champion and Olympic medalist Brian Walton. He has dual citizenship of the USA and Canada.
Major results 2021 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta Junior a la Ribera del Duer 2022 3rd Time trial, American National Junior Road Championships 9th Overall 2023 3rd Time trial, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 3rd Chrono des Nations Under-23 2024 1st Time trial, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 4th Overall Tour of the Gila 1st Young rider classification 2025 6th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
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