Team Garmin-Slipstream adds young Australian Travis Meyer to roster

TEAM GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM ADDS TRAVIS MEYER TO ROSTER

Team continues to develop young talent with addition of 20-year-old Australian

October 30, 2009 – Team Garmin-Slipstream, the top American professional cycling team dedicated to ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, announced today that it has added Australian Travis Meyer to its roster.

Meyer will join his older brother, Australia’s reigning points race World Champion, Cameron Meyer, and his fellow countryman, Under 23 World Time Trial Champion, Jack Bobridge.

“Travis is an incredible talent,” said Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of Slipstream Sports and Director Sportif of Team Garmin-Slipstream. “Like his brother, he excels on the road and on the track. We always say our team feels like a family, and with these two on the road with us, it literally will be for them. Travis is an exciting addition to our roster.”

Travis Meyer won 5 World Track Titles as a U19 Cyclist at the World Championships and went on to win the Tour of Berlin and the Tour of Wellington as a first year U23 rider. In 2009 he won Silver in the Australian U23 Time Trial Titles at the Australian Road Championships.

“Team Garmin-Slipstream has the best reputation for helping young riders like me reach their full potential, so the opportunity to work with them was a natural progression for me,” said Meyer. “And, Cameron and I are very close. Being able to race alongside him and learn from him and the other amazing riders on this team is really exciting.”

Australian Matt White, a director of Team Garmin-Slipstream and former pro cyclist, serves as coach to the Meyer brothers.

“We are working with the best young talent across the globe,” said White. “And we are able to give these riders the tools they need to excel, on the road and off.”

About Slipstream Sports

Slipstream sponsors USA Cycling’s Under 23 team in the United States, in which several of its riders participate.

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