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). [...]
Cam Meyer wins Tour Down Under overall
The Garmin-Cervélo team locked up the overall win for Cam Meyer at the Tour Down Under. This is the first overall victory for the 23 year-old Meyer who won his first pro race two days earlier on stage 4. “I am absolutely shocked but so excited a the same time,” said Meyer. “I just crossed [...]
Cam Meyer defies the breakaway odds down under!
Cam Meyer‘s first pro road race win could not have come in a better place, on his home soil in Australia’s biggest cycling stage, the Tour Down Under. In a race that many say is an automatic field sprint finish on every stage, he and teammate Matt Wilson defied the odds in a five-man breakaway, [...]
Video: Travis Meyer interviewed ‘down unda’
Travis Meyer is interviewed during his time down under, and talks about the upcoming season.
Meyer doubles Aussie TT title for birthday!
Garmin-Cervélo’s Cam Meyer gave himself quite the birthday present by defending his title as the Australian national time trial champion. Jack Bobridge added to the party by coming in second and joining his teammate on the podium. “It is an extra special [birthday[ present and something I trained hard for over December, so to come [...]
A physio's diary: Consistent Aggression (Tour of Britain)
Team physiotherapist Toby Watson sent this dispatch from the recent Tour of Britain, despite few hours of sleep! I’m in Ipswich, southeast England, and have finally found time to get finger to keyboard (what is the modern equivalent of “pen to paper”?) to scribble (again – what’s the digital version of scribbling? – such important [...]
Whitey wraps up the Giro
Team Garmin-Transitions completed its first Grand Tour of the season, coming away from the race with wins, but also with many other goals achieved. Director Sportif Matt White sent this race wrap report: Well the 2010 Giro has been run and won. In general I am very satisfied with the Giro and what we achieved [...]
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: Things are looking up
Team Garmin-Transitions’ Cameron Meyer will be sending in regular dispatches from the Giro d’Italia. Giro d’Italia Stage 6 – Things are looking up What a great stage. I really enjoyed todays race and most is due to the fact my legs felt good and my health felt much better. This stage had a little bit [...]
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 [...]
Cam Meyer Giro blog: Down but not out!
Team Garmin-Transitions Cameron Meyer will be sending in regular dispatches from the Giro d’Italia. Giro d’Italia, stage 1 – Down but not out! What an interesting last 24 hours I have had. Saturday was the opening stage of this years Giro. An 8.4km prologue around the streets of Amsterdam. Riders had the chance of riding [...]
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 [...]
VeloNews: Travis Meyer on track to a road career
VeloNews speaks with the younger of the Meyer brothers, Travis Meyer about his current track campaign and his upcoming transition to road racing: Travis Meyer’s first month as a professional included a win that many of his countrymen chase for their entire careers — the Australian road race championship. The Garmin-Transitions neo-pro, younger brother to [...]
