Cameron Wurf
Quick Facts
Biography
Cameron Wurf (born 3 August 1983) is an Australian professional triathlete and road cyclist, who last rode for the Cannondale team.
Before becoming a professional road cyclist, Wurf was an Olympic lightweight rower and represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics in the men's lightweight double scull.
Wurf left the Champion System team at the end of the 2012 season – having joined the squad at the start of the season – and joined Cannondale for the 2013 season.
In February 2015, after finishing third in the time trial at the 2015 Oceania Road Championships, Wurf announced that he would take a year out from his professional cycling career, explaining that he felt he had not found his niche in the sport. During his time off Wurf competed in triathlon, finishing ninth overall and winning the 30-34 age group on his Ironman debut at Whistler in July 2015. Wurf made his professional triathlon debut at the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championships in Cairns in June 2016. In December 2016 he announced he would race for Cylance Pro Cycling in the 2017 season, combining bike racing with Ironman competitions.
Palmarès
- 2007
- 1st Oceania Games Individual Time Trial
- 1st Chrono Champenois
- 2011
- 5th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 4th Overall Tour of China II
- 7th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 8th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 2015
- 3rd Oceania Time Trial Championships
Grand Tour General Classification Results Timeline
Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giro | 77 | — | — | 128 |
Tour | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta | — | — | — | 99 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress