Travis Meyer (cyclist)

Travis Meyer
Personal information
Full name Travis Meyer
Born (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989
Viveash, Australia
Team information
Current team Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development Team
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]
2014–2016 Drapac Professional Cycling
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2010)

Travis Meyer (born 8 June 1989 in Viveash) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development Team.[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
2007
Junior World Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Scratch race
1st Team pursuit
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]
2017
6th National Road Race Championships[8]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2012 2013
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 165 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6824/Travis-Meyer-retires-from-track-racing-plans-to-put-everything-into-road-career.aspx
  2. ↑ "Bobridge, Meyer brothers first Australian signings for GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Travis Meyer". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  5. ↑ Meyer solos to elite road title Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Pourseyedigolakhour wins Tour de Taiwan overall". cyclingnews.com. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ewan wins overall at the Tour de Korea". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Woodpower, Zeb (8 January 2017). "Late attack lands Miles Scotson Australian title on BMC debut". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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