Stage Preview: 2011 Giro d’Italia, Week Three
Moving into the third week of the Giro d’Italia, the general classification is still wide open, and Christophe Le-Mével is poised for a great result in Milan! The third week of the Giro starts with a 229 kilometer stage over 5 mountain passes, including the Passo Giau at an elevation of 2,236 meters (7,378 feet). [...]
Preview: Tour of Romandie
Tour of Romandie starts April 26th with a week of racing in the Swiss countryside. The Tour of Romandie begins tomorrow with an exciting race format and great line up from Team Garmin-Cervelo. A 3.5km prologue opens things up with a pan flat course profile and what should be a sub 4 minute explosive effort [...]
Cam Meyer Giro blog: First mountain-top
Team Garmin-Transitions’ Cameron Meyer will be sending in regular dispatches from the Giro d’Italia. Giro d’Italia Stage 8 – First mountain-top Well I am on the massage table finally after a post stage transfer of 2 hours. This is a good time for me to introduce to you my soigneur (french term for a person [...]
Cam Meyer Giro blog: Team Time Trial
Team Garmin-Transitions’ Cameron Meyer will be sending in regular dispatches from the Giro d’Italia. Giro d’Italia Stage 4 – Team Time Trial The alarm goes off, open the curtains and its a perfect sunny day. So we think. On our way to the course in the afternoon the clouds start rolling in and with just [...]
Meyer wins third gold in as many days!
Team Garmin-Transitions’ Cameron Meyer took home his third gold medal from the track world championships in as many days, winning the Madison. “Unbelievable for Australia and for myself,” said Meyer. “I never could have dreamed of this, unbelievable to win three rainbows from three events and to do it with one of my best mates [...]
Bobridge, Meyer win gold in team pursuit
Team Garmin-Transitions riders Jack Bobridge and Cameron Meyer earned more medals at the track world championships, this time in the team pursuit. The Australian team bested Great Britain for the gold medal.
Tech: Meyer riding special 3T handlebars at Worlds
One of Team Garmin-Transitions’ sponsors, 3T, made Cameron Meyer a special handlebar for his defense in the points race. It apparently helped! VeloNews has this report: Garmin-Transitions rider Cam Meyer will be racing the track world championships for Australia on a distinctively shaped new handlebar from 3T. The Sphinx is a UCI-friendly bar with a [...]
Meyer defends world championship!
Team Garmin-Transitions rider Cameron Meyer started off the 2010 track world championships with a bang, dominating the field int he 40km points race to defend his title from 2009. An ecstatic Aussie has this report: That was the most unbelievable feeling! I went into the race confident that I could defend my world title but [...]
Rider diary: Meyer brothers at Track Worlds
Team Garmin-Transitions will be well represented at this year’s track world championships, thanks to its Aussie contingent of Cameron Meyer and younger brother Travis, as well as the up-and-coming talent Jack Bobridge. The Meyer brothers sent along this diary entry from Copenhagen: Travis: Cam and I are currently in Copenhagen for the 2010 Track Cycling [...]
Cameron Meyer nets TT podium spot – Tour of Oman, stage 6
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz: Today was the final big battle after a lot of fighting in the mass sprints, the time trial was expected to have a big impact on the race and so it did. After all of Tyler’s fighting in the mass sprints he was not expected to be our top guy [...]
Farrar in points jersey – Tour of Oman, stage 4
Director’s report from Johnny Weltz: A long day started out with a 7:30 a.m. bus transfer to the airport and an hour flight to an airport 128 km away from the start town. We finally got there with the start delayed an hour. But still right from the start there was an attack, as six [...]
Meyers brothers do the double down under!
Director’s report from Matt White: Well two wins from two (brothers) is a very nice way to start the season! Saxo bank have the Shleck brothers and now we have the Meyer boys. Travis Meyer in his first race as a professional is crowned national champion. With three debut performances for Garmin-Transitions riders on the [...]
Cam Meyer elated to wear green and gold!
Race report from Cameron Meyer I am very happy to have won my first elite championship. For the past six weeks it was my goal to win the green and gold jersey. I prepared well through December and am looking to continue some good form into the road race on Sunday, as well as the [...]
Cameron Meyer wins Aussie TT championship
Director’s report from Matt White Cam Meyer started where the team left off in October. Winning. After a roller-coaster year last year — starting with the highs of becoming world champion at 21 years of age on the track and competing in the Giro as a neo-pro, followed with the lows of missing the second [...]
Getting to know the brothers Meyer
The recent signing of young Australian Travis Meyer to the Garmin-Slipstream team reunites the 2006 junior world Madison champion team, as well as brothers, Cameron and Travis Meyer. We sat down with both brothers to get to know Travis, and at the same time Cameron a little better. Is racing on the same professional team [...]
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 [...]
Cameron Meyer finishes Suisse strong with sixth in TT
Director’s Report from Johnny Weltz: Last stage of the Tour de Suisse , and it was created for world champ Fabian Cancellara. And he didn’t disappoint. He took an overwhelmingly clear win. But our own Cameron Meyer did a similarly solid performance, especially at his young age and just new on the scene this year. [...]
Matt White recaps Garmin-Slipstream's 2009 Giro d'Italia
Director’s report from Matt White We came so close to finishing off a very productive Giro with a win for the team thanks to Brad’s TT ride on Sunday. Losing by one second and having to ride the last 4km in the rain really hurt. But the best man certainly won this years Centennial Giro, [...]
Farrar second, Meyer in the break – Giro, stage 11
21 year-old Cameron Meyer, one of the youngest riders in the Giro d’Italia, decided that for the longest stage of his career so far should be in the day’s dangerous breakaway. In our team meeting today before the start of the stage we decided that a breakaway was going to win and if so, it [...]
Video: Garmin's young gun, Cameron Meyer
The youngest member of Team Garmin-Slipstream, and one of the youngest in the peloton of the Giro d’Italia, is Aussie Cameron Meyer. The recent track points race world champion is now racing in his first-ever Grand Tour — and is a solid contributor to the team. He talks about his new experience to CycleTo.
‘Twas the Night Before the Giro and all through the Hotel Canarie…
As Team Garmin-Slipstream makes the final preparations for the 2009 Giro d’Italia campaign here in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, riders and directors take a look back at last year’s epic ride and ahead to tomorrow’s start: Christian Vande Velde, the first American to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, says: “leading the team across the [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream, Cycling Australia announce partnership — Jack Bobridge added to roster
Cycling Australia and Team Garmin-Slipstream continue to develop young talent with new partnership and team’s addition of 19-year-old phenomenon May 6, 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 Jack Bobridge to its roster [...]
Team Garmin-Slipstream announces Giro d'Italia start list
Team Garmin-Slipstream, defending Team Time Trial champion of the 2008 Giro d’Italia, today announced its much-anticipated line-up for the 2009 edition of the race. Christian Vande Velde, the first American rider to wear the Maglia Rosa since 1988, will be joined by Bradley Wiggins, Cameron Meyer, Danny Pate, David Millar, David Zabriskie, Julian Dean, Tom [...]
