Travis Meyer (cyclist)
Travis Meyer (born 8 June 1989 in Viveash) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for Drapac 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.
 Meyer at the 2009 Tour Down Under | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Travis Meyer |
| Born | 8 June 1989 Viveash, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team |
| Discipline | Road and formerly[1] track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2008–2009 | Southaustralia.com-AIS |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2011 | Garmin–Transitions |
| 2012–2013 | GreenEDGE[2] |
| 2014–2016 | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2010) | |
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]
- 2017
- 6th National Road Race Championships[8]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — |
 Vuelta a España |
165 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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 12 September 2009.
- Meyer solos to elite road title Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "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.
- 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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