It’s not about me trying to go any faster on the bike, it’s about having the weapon to go just as fast, but doing it far easier. Cameron Wurf is a professional Australian cyclist, who currently rides for the Cannondale Pro Cycling Team. He would never ask you to do anything he didn't know you where capable off so that gave me great confidence I could fulfill the role he'd given me for my first race with the team. As a sprinter he was a little dejected at being dropped as they don't get a lot world tour races they have a chance at doing well at. On the team, we never talked about him being the leader. While at this point the plan was for me to be more integrated into the team structure in 2020 the primary goal & focus would be on preparing for Kona. I was a little nervous as when i stopped my Garmin after i finished 30km less than everyone else mind you!! Instagram / Cameron Wurf dans le peloton Le triathlète australien Cameron Wurf retourne à la concurrence dans le Visite de la Wallonie en Belgique Wurf, qui a déjà participé avec INEOS à plusieurs compétitions, sera sur la ligne de départ avec 6 collègues. The team road bike & interestingly to me the Team TT bike which of course is UCI legal, the same model i used to break the bike record on the first time in Kona in 2017. In fact, most people have commented about how comfortable I look. New Year, Fitter You. When I am at home, I train a lot more, and I’m still doing 20-25km a week in the pool, and running 100km a week. Get 15% Off Membership →, ‘Your mates become your family.’ How Australia’s pros look after each other in Europe, ‘Bling’ on return to Aussie fold with BikeExchange, Is Australia’s next grand tour star ‘just around the corner?’, VeloNews Podcast: Marc Hirschi’s transfer and Chris Froome’s rehab; Cameron Wurf interview, Richie Porte to debut in Australia after move to Ineos Grenadiers. It was definitely a bit off a spin out. CW: They’re just fearless. The level of competition is so much more intense. Cameron Wurf a remporté ce matin la 6e édition du Triathlon International de Cannes. Once we know there is an Ironman back on, the switch will be on that. I’ve been on the back foot all year, in terms of the racing rhythm, but as the Vuelta went on, I was able to do back to back days, and I was feeling better and better every day. He really likes to share what he’s learned over the years about how to lead. I pulled up beside Lachlan Morton whom i had quite a lot to do with in my time away from the sport. Cameron Wurf (born 1983-08-03) is a professional road racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for INEOS Grenadiers . The last world tour race I'd participated in was the Tour of Beijing which no longer exists & my first race back, The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race didn't exist either. Naturally, once a champion always a champion & Brett certainly leads by example. With all the guys safely exactly where they needed to be i was unfortunately stuck back in the middle of the pack which was exactly where I didn't want to be. As if there was any doubt she basically kicked me out of the car, told me to take my suitcase & my bike & enjoy myself, she'd be staying just down the road if i needed a cuddle after getting teased by the guys on my first day back! Cameron Wurf (born 3 August 1983) is an Australian professional triathlete and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. They are mainly hilly courses or for the big strongmen on the cobbles of Belgium. Yep, my coach Tim Kerrison & basically the consensus of the entire peleton was that as i was the triathlete so I should run back to the hotel. Just weeks after his return in Australia, however, the coronavirus pandemic threw everyone’s plans upside down. I can proudly say that it was not my fault. Sure enough after only 10 minutes or so Brett told us the Peleton was now in 3 groups & pre race favourite Elia Viviani was caught behind. It was all about Richard [Carapaz]. When we hit the first climb sure enough my head wanted me to push forward but my legs where sending me backwards, i simply had no more top end left to give, i was absolutely cooked. Il participe au deux de couple poids légers des Jeux olympiques d'été de 2004 à Athènes, où il termine à la seiz… Teams have 30 riders, and they’re struggling to fill out teams. That all happened in May. Lors des championnats du monde d'aviron des moins de 23 ans de 2003 à Belgrade, il est membre de l'équipe des quatre sans-barreurs poids légers qui remporte la médaille d'or2. Get 15% Off Membership → I had to miss quite a few to collect my marbles as i had lactate literally pouring out of my eyeballs! Me on the other hand had a different form of transportation back to the hotel. I need to improve my swimming a bit to use more effectively the bike segment, especially for Kona, where the guys are very fast in swimming. Anyways goes without saying that it was great to be racing in the top flight with Lachlan as both of us have had a pretty good run since that trip. I did what was asked of me & I'm now more equipped to ensure I'm better prepared for the next time i pin a number on my racing suit. I'm glad Andrei Greipel was there as otherwise i may have been the oldest guy in the peleton! Even at the Vuelta, I led a lot of the descents and gapped the field a few times. 46 talking about this. With the decision being made so rapidly by senior management, they then acted decisively to register me with the team & get me onto a start line ASAP. Long story short he went and won the first stage yesterday so i was extremely happy for him. Ever the optimist & despite no racing or motor pacing or anything bike race related training for over 5 years, i was confident that I'd just need to grit the teeth this first race back & deal with a lot more lactate, remind my body what it used to be able to handle week in & week out. Worst case I'd be dropped in the first few kms & best case I wouldn't be the first rider dropped & not cause any crashes! It’s beautiful to watch, but your legs are not enjoying it. It’s just close enough to know I’m there, but they can’t see me. Obviously not wanting to be the guy who slows things down i turned myself inside out every pull to keep the pace high & save some triathlete pride. Ride with Team Ineos’ Cameron Wurf Sit in and learn how the Ineos rider balances his Ironman training with racing for one of the top teams in the pro peloton. Get 15% Off Membership →, New Year, Fitter You. The signing on process for a one day World Tour race is a little more formal as we all do it as a team, it's more of a team presentation. Even in an Ironman, you’re rolling along much faster. Quickstep had simply been better than us on the day. 2019 LA It's safe to say 2019 has started really really well for me. It’s been action-packed every day. I didn't feel that I'd done anymore than them, in fact i knew I hadn't, Doull, Lawless & Yogi Particularly had not missed a single turn! The biggest changes I’ve seen are from say rider number 4 down to 140, the level is so much higher now. My 2020 racing season took a rather unexpected twist on Sunday & I jumped back in the Peleton. I raced with Evenepoel in Algarve, and the guy has no fear. The impetus of our driving pace started to stifle as one by one guys started to drop out of the rotation & at the same time the Viviani group started to close the gap. I fell quite awkwardly and fell on my ribs, and I wasn’t able to run for quite a few weeks, and I couldn’t swim at much of a level. This was a rather significant development in my relationship with the organisation as its the only camp that every rider & staff member attends. Andorra has everything, and Barcelona is just down the road. I rented myself a little studio, and I have a treadmill, a rowing machine, and everything set up with the bikes. June 26, 2020 VeloNews.com Newsletter sign-up; Stay On Topic. Cameron Wurf at 12:56 AM 21 comments: Thursday, May 16, 2019. There was stuff going on every day. CW: I didn’t think about triathlon too much [in 2020], except that I plan on being at Kona [this] year. Fortunately i had Fallon there to drop me off. That’s why the racing is so exciting because no one dominates. You do some turns at quite a high level, and there would be 10-15 guys. Pavel attacked again and was soon joined by one of those pesky quickstep greedy race winners. @ironnmanlive / Cameron Wurf winning the IRONMAN Italy Today, a new edition of the Cervia Italia has been held … The fact that he’s even able to race at this level, it’s a miracle. It was more of a case of when it would fit with the team & how that would aid me in my aspirations for Kona. It was a bit easier at the classics, where I was on the front all day, but at the Vuelta, I was chasing attacks and getting into breakaways, that’s something I haven’t done in seven years. The front group was down to 70 riders so was a huge thrill for me to not only be back racing but at the front of the race. When I go home, I have a very different tolerance to suffering and pain. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites. Still nothing wrong with wishful thinking, I'm certainly a bit off a dreamer. Both Swifty & G where a little concerned for me being thrown into the deep end & certainly let me know that the power spikes you have in a World Tour One Day Race are not replicable in training & takes years of conditioning to handle them. Cette année, il retourne à Kona après avoir atteint seulement 2 il y a quelques semaines. 71.6k Followers, 1,000 Following, 479 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Cameron Wurf (@cjwurf) At Ironman Kona 2017, Cameron Wurf broke the bike course record by more than five minutes, but in 2018 he wants more. A couple of guys skipped of the front which was perfect & everyone seemed content to let them go & sit behind me. By the time i pulled up at the camper the race was on the last lap. Still as a team our plan was to ensure none of the pure sprinters made it to the group that decided the race which meant not only did Pavel find his way to the podium but Dylan also finished a fantastic 5th place rounding out a great day for the boys & the team. Also when a decision needs to be made on the fly Luke is the one who makes the call, obviously a rather important roll. They where definitely our best chance for success on the day so we needed them to stay up front but also preserve as much energy as possible. Breakfast was great, some oatmeal, banana & honey on toast, same as usual just slightly larger helping thanks to not having 50minutes swimming at threshold to start the day! That's how long it had been since I'd been banging handles bars with the best cyclists in the world. I made sure to remind them whilst being interviewed that i was die hard loyal Geelong Football Club fan ensuring myself & my team would have the maximum crowd support! It had been so so so incredibly long since I'd raced at this level that I completely forgot how fast these guys can ride when they twist the throttle. What on earth does he look like after all these years!! Cameron Wurf est un coureur cycliste sur route australien, né le 3 Août 1983. Once again I didn't have to suffer the shame of being the first one dropped when the going got tuff. I'm already back in LA so its been a rather whirlwind 9 days. Extremely excited that my 2020 season is underway!!! Il prend part durant sa carrière à des compétitions d'aviron, de cyclisme et de triathlon. After the classics, I ran after both Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, because you don’t that many opportunities to run on legs that are that tired. After 5km, you feel a bit better, and after 10km, you start to feel quite fresh. I dropped out the back of the peleton for the first time in my return to the racing, on this occasion voluntarily which felt rather empowering haha!!! I'd watched Brett win a gold medal in the 4km Team Pursuit in Athens & ever since really admired everything he'd done as a cyclist & heard only great reports regarding his abilities as sports director. Why not, How often will you get to do a brick run off a WorldTour bicycle race?? She made the comment it seemed like dropping a boy off to his first day of school, something ironically we will be doing in 5 years time with our first born due in May. Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered to your inbox. When your out on a run there is little you can do but just trudge on. It took me a while to get my legs moving but soon enough i was loping along at my usual long run tempo of 4:00 per/km pace. We all kept communicating, and we’d try to let everyone know that we’re all here for each other. People. They all headed to the airport & Fallon came to collect me just as she promised she would when she dropped me off 5 days earlier. I am much more ‘racy’ in my training, if that makes sense, and I think that is a really good sign. That was one hell of a ballsy move from a guy who just seems so placid when he's not on a bike! Does he have a lot of wrinkles? I’ve always been a bit of an outlier, so it’s nice to be apart from those guys in Girona. You just never know!! I'm even back into training & whats been most startling is its the best I've ever felt running. It so much more intense when you’re in there. Cameron Wurf a remporté ce matin la 6e édition du Triathlon International de Cannes. It was all the media pressure, and you could see after the first few days, it really weighed on him. When I do run, I am running a lot faster than I used to. It was also the first time Rohan Denis would be at this camp & i think considering the fact we both have the ability to be rather annoying at times, it softened the blow to 50/50 meaning that as a combo we where more tolerable, if that makes sense. In 2013, I spent the winter in California, training with Taylor Phinney and some others, and every day was just brutal, and I started that next season the best I’ve ever been. This year, you didn’t want to miss a minute. I’m on the wheel of Erviti and Rojas, because I know those are the guys that feed them into the echelons. 20 en parlent. That’s why the sport is evolving so much. I found a young Italian from the sunweb team, Alberto Dainese. For me, it’s like a dream come true. Back at the camper & off course everyone was in great spirits. The Future of Long-Course Fast Is On The Run Nick Busca. When your used to waking up at 3:30am on race day waking up before 8 is never an issue! It’s been the same at the Vuelta. That’s the key. As a friend, I am glad I was there with him. Until then, I am finding a role on the team, and I am being useful. The run and the swim, it’s more about ensuring that should an Ironman happen in the future, I will be ready to start training for it with a few months notice. I’ve maintained my swimming and running to a point that once we know there is an Ironman on in the future, I will be in a position to begin training for that more specifically. Our Road Captain Luke Rowe was perched up on my wheel calmly talking me through our planned attack as we took the left hand turn. Unfortunately no sooner had the gap topped out at a 60 seconds that we turned another corner into a block headwind. This immediately reminded me this was for sure the best opportunity that could've ever been presented to me, i simply couldn't wait for Sunday to roll around & get back in the bunch. I was finishing up a 5 week training block in LA with Geraint Thomas (G) & Ben Swift (Swifty) which made it a simple long yet direct flight across to Melbourne for Cadel's Race. I am happier at a higher heart rate, at a higher cadence. Dylan & Pavel wanted to drive the pace more than all of us but fortunately our road captain Luke kept a lid on them. Now there are still 50-60 guys there. Kona was eventually canceled, and Wurf ended up racing a lot more than he ever expected. Just lurking (laughs). CW: There were a lot of crashes in Tour of Wallonie, and one day someone took out my front wheel. It’s very different at an Ironman, where I am in complete control of what’s going on. VN: And you said you were doing some running during Vuelta? As Alberto & I both pulled out of the race with 2 laps to go, hopefully its a good omen for my next race, perhaps ill win haha!!! Turns out i was really wrong & as the corner approached the pace ratcheted up & i was once again gritting my teeth aboard the pain train. In a normal season, I doubt there would have been that many opportunities for me to race. Lawless & Doull instantly seized the initiative and pushed forward to take the wind & keep everyone on the first line of the bunch. I felt so much more confident with that type of aggressive racing. He’s come along so much, and you add his knowledge, which he loves passing it along. 21 September 2019 . We’re really fortunate to have found that place. That’s why you see more crashes, more fatigue. The same with van der Poel and van Aert. #TriathleteLive: Cam Wurf on Fatherhood, Being Humbled by Ironman, and Why Doping Isn’t As Prevalent Triathlete Editors. None of the world drama dampened his trademark passion and enthusiasm, and Wurf embraced the unexpected challenges of 2020. On this week's episode we discuss Marc Hirschi's surprise transfer and Chris Froome's rehab. 7km into the stage we where due to take a left hand turn & with it we'd be presented with a cross tail wind, the perfect wind combination to split the group into pieces by forming echelons across the road. It was time to go & line up on the starting line & get this show on the road as they say. During the lull in intensity all the boys came & gave me a big pat on the back. He ended up racing the Ardennes classics and the Vuelta a España. I obviously kept the pressure on in the hope of another wind direction change as i felt much more comfortable in a group of 70 than 140! I spoke with the Brett at Nike who'd noticed the same trend so we are all scratching our heads on why a bike race has improved my running all of a sudden!! At the camp it was clear that I wasn't on the rider roster but everything else would indicate i was every bit apart of the team. I don’t want to injure myself, so we have to taper a bit of that enthusiasm to get me ahead of my abilities. The swim for me hasn’t been too bad, and when I am Tenerife, there is a 50m pool there. Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered to your inbox. When we finally arrived at the race start things finally started to feel a little familiar. In the end, we had a little boy, and it’s been wonderful. My coach Tim Kerrison said he believes that I am used to rolling along at 40kph-plus an hour. Dans la course féminine, victoire de Camilla Pedersen en 4h56’57. Caleb Ewen's team where controlling the pace of the peleton on the right hand side of the road so we set up camp on the far left inline with them. That first 10km is all about getting into the rhythm. Around 15km prior you again felt the tension rise in the group & we quickly formed at the front. But with COVID, and the season being very much condensed, and with Kona and the Ironman championships being completely canceled, all teams struggled to field riders. 11 talking about this. I was presented with all the team clothing including the Suitcase! With the sudden retirement of Vasil Kiryienka, one the peletons legendary cyclists, the Time Trail World Champion, Grand Tour Stage winner & regarded as the greatest domestic delux of this generation, the team needed someone to step in immediately to ease the burden off his departure. I bought a sauna, and I have my own little gym for the cross-training part, so it’s a great setup. As we came around the corner you could feel the urgency in the bunch behind me, it felt so bloody good to be back! When lockdown came to an end, I was able to enjoy those first moments with him and my wife. You have to get dropped, have to ride on the front, you have to do all the things you did 10 years ago to become a great bike rider, because you’re literally starting from ground zero. From a technical standpoint, I feel more comfortable about riding, and no one’s complained about my style. VN: You know Chris Froome quite well, where do you see him and his comeback for 2021? They want to race. With them there where also plenty of familiar faces, some even older than me believe it or not in the form of Andrei Greipel & Adam Hanson, two of my favourite people to talk to in the bunch. Dans l'épreuve, il a terminé neuvième. Brett Lancaster was a our sports director for the race which was fantastic. We where only 45km into the race at this point so still over 100k to go. In December Dave B had invited me to the Team Camp in Majorca. I am not too stressed about that. velonews.com. He was a national champion and Australian representative rower – a 2004 Olympian who won a World Rowing U23 Championships title in 2003. It's basically the only race of the year you get to share these moments with them, things get a little more serious once the racing hits the pressure cooker of Europe. En voir plus It’s like that in every race. Every race is just full-on. I'd done this roll many a time so instantly felt very comfortable back racing in the WorldTour, turns out not much had changed after all. I have plenty of opportunities to get into the ocean. Q/A. I really couldn't have scripted my first race experience with the team going any better. It’s only 25 meters, but that’s plenty for what I need to do. I’ve felt quite comfortable in the bunch. You blow up in a run, and there is nothing that can help. My family arrived, Fallon, Mum, Dad, cousin, some family friends so that was great. From there they all had a free roles to chase after some glory on Geelong's waterfront. I did 10km, and the thing about 10km is when you start, you don’t feel great. Instagram 1.9k ; Dailymotion 1k ≡ × ... le Team Ineos a annoncé avoir engagé l'Australien Cameron Wurf. She was seven and a half months in, and we considered going back to the US, but in Andorra, we set up a chat group, and we decided to stay. Il est professionnel depuis 2008. Luke Rowe was the only other rider with a specific role being the road caption for the day, basically Brett's eyes, ears, and mouth within the bunch. Sa dernière victoire est le Chrono Champenois 2007. And be of best service as I can at the team, and see how good I can be at it. Votre premier test sera ce week-end à la Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. At the end of the day, that’s how you win Kona, you win the race on the run. I kept my race radio in & listened to Brett call the shots to the guys in those closing stages. Sure enough it wasn't long before it was just me & another rider from the Israel team left on the front & our team caption Luke called off the assault. It can be pretty chilly, but with a good wetsuit, and a thick hat, I can easily do an hour or so. Q&A Cameron Wurf: 'Cycling has the biggest impact on Kona, you win in the run' – VeloNews.com. I had my tracker on so the boys where having a good old laugh when they realised what had happened to me & where waiting with an ice cold Carlton Draught Beer. It is so intense in the peloton, and the level is so much higher. Former Olympic Rower, Pro Cyclist, Pro Triathlete. I can do 1km lap up there. VN: How was the lockdown for you last spring, and were you able to train much? You could see how concerned he was, and I said to him after the second or third day, when he missed out on the echelon on the descent, the next day he was on the front with us. I've actually done 2 of my best ever sessions yesterday & today. It wasn’t for any old race, but for the bigger races where they felt I could provide good team support.