Travis Meyer (cyclist)
 Meyer at the 2009 Tour Down Under | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Travis Meyer |
| Born |
8 June 1989 Viveash, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Discipline | Road and formerly[1] track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008–2009 | Southaustralia.com-AIS |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 | Garmin–Transitions |
| 2012–2013 | GreenEDGE[2] |
| 2014– | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2010) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 1 February 2014 | |
Travis Meyer (born 8 June 1989 in Viveash) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for Drapac Professional Cycling.[3] His first Pro Tour race was the 2009 Tour Down Under.[4] At the beginning of 2010 he was the winner of the Australian National Road Race Championships elite road race.[5] His brother Cameron Meyer is also a cyclist, and was a part of the Orica–GreenEDGE team. After four seasons with Orica–GreenEDGE, in October 2015 Travis' brother Cameron Meyer announced that he had joined Team Dimension Data for the 2016 season.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2006
- Junior World Track Championships
- 1st
Madison - 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2007
- Junior World Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch race
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Tour of Berlin - 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
- 2009
- 1st Overall Tour de Perth
- 1st
Team Pursuit National Track Championships - 2010
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2015
- 8th overall Tour de Taiwan[6]
- 9th Overall Tour de Korea[7]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — |
| Tour |
— | — |
 Vuelta |
165 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6824/Travis-Meyer-retires-from-track-racing-plans-to-put-everything-into-road-career.aspx
- ↑ "Bobridge, Meyer brothers first Australian signings for GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "Travis Meyer". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ Meyer solos to elite road title
- ↑ "Pourseyedigolakhour wins Tour de Taiwan overall". cyclingnews.com. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ewan wins overall at the Tour de Korea". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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