I really felt like she was treating things like a dress rehearsal for our boy's first day at kindergarten. All of us at the time where at a bit of a lose end for all different reasons & the Film Thereabouts 2 was a compilation of the trip if anyone is interested. Once up on the stage there was certainly nowhere to hide & I received a very warm welcome from the crowd. CW: I am so lucky that I have been to race so many days due to everything that’s happened, but it’s also a shame that I haven’t been able to race an Ironman to see how I could have done. You always can tell how good the move is by what teams & off course which riders start rotating through in the echelon. Cameron Wurf: I was brought onto the team as a backup, someone who they could call up when they were short-handed and someone who would always be in pretty good shape. Cameron Wurf a remporté ce matin la 6e édition du Triathlon International de Cannes. Upon hearing this we really started to turn the screw. That’s the key. Pavel attacked again and was soon joined by one of those pesky quickstep greedy race winners. 2019. Cameron Wurf shared a photo on Instagram: “Another Day in The Dog House ☑️ #oneteamonedream #stayhome #savelives ” • See 446 photos and videos on their profile. I'd met most of the staff & riders over the previous 3 years since the team started allowing me to "hang around" so was great to meet the few that I hadn't had a lot to do with. It was definitely a bit off a spin out. 21 September 2019 . My first task was to make sure we didn't miss anything that would threaten the outcome of the race. Personally i was absolutely stuffed after the first pull i did!! Having the like of Caleb & Andrei chopping off on the front of the peleton was not only helping our cause but also working nicely into our plan by making them work harder than sprinters often like to in the beginning of a race. It can be pretty chilly, but with a good wetsuit, and a thick hat, I can easily do an hour or so. CW: I’ve been running just on the rest days. CW: The top guys, a lot of them are the same guys, Richie Porte, he’s improved incrementally over the years. 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. It was all the media pressure, and you could see after the first few days, it really weighed on him. As is often the case with any starting line I've been on i feel rather calm. 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!!! We love this Q&A with Cameron Wurf from our friends at VeloNews. SABIÑANIGO, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Dylan Van Baarle of The Netherlands and Team INEOS - Grenadiers / Cameron Wurf of Australia and Team INEOS - Grenadiers / during the 75th Tour of Spain 2020, Stage 5 a 184,4km Huesca to Sabiñánigo 835m / @lavuelta / #LaVuelta20 / La Vuelta / on October 24, 2020 in Sabiñánigo, Spain. That made me realize, looking ahead to Kona, once we know it’s happening, that’s the one race you need to give all the respect to with all the preparation without jeopardizing that. Once again I didn't have to suffer the shame of being the first one dropped when the going got tuff. I’ve been kind of one foot in each camp, but right now, there’s no other camp to go to. CW: I didn’t think about triathlon too much [in 2020], except that I plan on being at Kona [this] year. Sure enough up the climb on the final lap the strongest guys came to the fore & Pavel & Dylan where prominent. Cameron Wurf. We had hoped to swim during the classics, but with the bubble, that wasn’t possible. That really sucks!’ Especially on the flat, when they get a little gap, you see their calve muscles bulging with horsepower. In fact, most people have commented about how comfortable I look. The Future of Long-Course Fast Is On The Run Nick Busca. So with that Fallon & I jumped on the jet on Monday & headed off down under for me to bang elbows with some old buddies & many new faces I'd never raced with before! When your out on a run there is little you can do but just trudge on. Cameron Wurf (born 3 August 1983) is an Australian professional triathlete and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. After 5km, you feel a bit better, and after 10km, you start to feel quite fresh. Last weekend in Port Macquarie months many months of work where put to the test to ensure we're on the right track for Kona. As we approached Brett reminded us there was only 2k to the corner & i needed to do everything possible to get Pavel up there asap!! 71.6k Followers, 1,000 Following, 479 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Cameron Wurf (@cjwurf) 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. Anyways this camp was significant as i was now known by everyone on the team so when i turned up at the hotel in Torquey on Wednesday i was welcomed like one of the lads & certainly not like the new guy. 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. Being the first one to take a pull always feels rather vulnerable as if you get your timing wrong another team can pounce & all of a sudden your on the back foot. He’s come along so much, and you add his knowledge, which he loves passing it along. Does he have a lot of wrinkles? It’s just been an amazing ride. I said to him, mate, you have to start from zero. When i saw Greipel, Celeb Ewen, Daryl Impey, World Champion Mads Pedersen, and boys from the Belgium quickstep team, the undisputed kings of the classics & riding in the wind, i knew we where causing some serious damage. From there they all had a free roles to chase after some glory on Geelong's waterfront. I rented myself a little studio, and I have a treadmill, a rowing machine, and everything set up with the bikes. Having said that, as positive as i am basically always there was a part of me & certainly Tim had similar concerns that we really had no idea what was going to happen. Triathlon Today: Your News, Our Passion. 20 en parlent. I bought a sauna, and I have my own little gym for the cross-training part, so it’s a great setup. During the lull in intensity all the boys came & gave me a big pat on the back. I think my bike-handling has improved a lot. The racing was just flat out and brutal. Being at the right spot at the right time, who to watch, who to follow, and when you have a team like Movistar at the Vuelta, you know they’re capable of doing something crazy at any given moment. Around 15km prior you again felt the tension rise in the group & we quickly formed at the front. I'm even back into training & whats been most startling is its the best I've ever felt running. When I do run, I am running a lot faster than I used to. We’re really fortunate to have found that place. Until then, I am finding a role on the team, and I am being useful. I am happier at a higher heart rate, at a higher cadence. The swim for me hasn’t been too bad, and when I am Tenerife, there is a 50m pool there. That's almost certainly not going to happen! Brett Lancaster was a our sports director for the race which was fantastic. My next roll was to ensure the boys where in the perfect position at km 85 when the next dangerous crosswind zone begun. Cameron Wurf est un coureur cycliste sur route australien, né le 3 Août 1983. I haven’t raced at the WorldTour level in the last four or five years, so I had last that little extra edge where you want to accelerate, change the rhythm, or pass riders, those things are going to take a lot less out of me know. None of the world drama dampened his trademark passion and enthusiasm, and Wurf embraced the unexpected challenges of 2020. It was more of a case of when it would fit with the team & how that would aid me in my aspirations for Kona. Turns out they really didn't expect me to be of much use after so many years away from the sport, was nice that I'd been able to contribute more than anticipated! The coffee definitely gave me new lease on life & i started dipping into the 3:50's. 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. It’s a great atmosphere on the team. The attrition rate was different due to the shortness of the season, and the intensity of the racing. It was however a nice reminder that I've definitely got a different role in the sport now, I'm an old guy & believe it or not I've actually got quite a bit of experience at this level. Guys were tired, guys were crashing, guys were hurt, so there was a lot more times than we initially anticipated that the team needed me to jump in and do some significant races. 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. My 2020 racing season took a rather unexpected twist on Sunday & I jumped back in the Peleton. Every day I felt more part of the race. Le triathlète australien Cameron Wurf, obtenu l’année dernière à Kona le meilleure marque sur le segment du cyclisme de kilomètres 180 avec un temps de 4: 09: 06, battant son propre record de 4: 12: 24. It’s beautiful to watch, but your legs are not enjoying it. The last time i raced there in 2014 I'd been 2nd on GC so you could see that raised some hope in his eyes knowing someone of my average ability had had success in that race. Also when a decision needs to be made on the fly Luke is the one who makes the call, obviously a rather important roll. I raced with Evenepoel in Algarve, and the guy has no fear. 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. 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. He’s been a wonderful teammate, and it’s awesome to be here with him in his last race on the team. I assured him he'd be competitive at that race as its a very different level. New Year, Fitter You. That’s why you see more crashes, more fatigue. I’ve felt quite comfortable in the bunch. I guess even at this point someone in the organisation had an inkling i might be needing them during the season on the road! Ironman. I simply reminded him that you have to endure the tuff days in the WorldTour as it makes you appreciate the good days so much more. Cette année, il retourne à Kona après avoir atteint seulement 2 il y a quelques semaines. I have to pinch myself that all this is happening to me this year. L’Australien a bouclé le format azuréen (2-107-16) en 4h24’46 devant In triathlon, after you pedal 180km on a time trial bike, it’s never easy when you get off and start running. Bio. I have plenty of opportunities to get into the ocean. Naturally, once a champion always a champion & Brett certainly leads by example. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images), In recognition of the Tour Down Under’s cancelation, we have features, interviews, photo galleries, and other stories to celebrate Australian cycling as part of “Aussie Week.”. 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. I pulled up beside Lachlan Morton whom i had quite a lot to do with in my time away from the sport. During this i felt like a circus animal stuck in a cage, everyone was having a good look at the old guy racing his first race in 5 years, has his hair gone grey? As a friend, I am glad I was there with him. They are mainly hilly courses or for the big strongmen on the cobbles of Belgium. 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. For me, it’s like a dream come true. Cameron Wurf is a professional cyclist from Andorra. On the team, we never talked about him being the leader. It’s been the same at the Vuelta. I kept my race radio in & listened to Brett call the shots to the guys in those closing stages. 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. 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. It’s only 25 meters, but that’s plenty for what I need to do. I’ve always been a bit of an outlier, so it’s nice to be apart from those guys in Girona. 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. 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. The biggest changes I’ve seen are from say rider number 4 down to 140, the level is so much higher now. This to me was also crucially important as after Half a decade away from the peleton i needed to get back into it as quickly as possible to remind myself what it was all about. I would have liked to have run a few days after some stages, because it’s such an opportunity. I had to miss quite a few to collect my marbles as i had lactate literally pouring out of my eyeballs! Cameron Wurf; Weekly Newsletter. I have my job on the team, and I am 100 percent focused on that. As our team didn't have a all out sprinter which this race generally favoured our objective was to make it was as hard as possible for everyone from the start. 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. 5,599 Likes, 72 Comments - Cameron Wurf (@cjwurf) on Instagram: “I love racing the Ger Man'sin Germany” Once again i took the wind on the front of the bunch with the other 6 guys lined up behind me. 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. I rolled around for another lap at the back of the field however as soon as we hit the climb for the 2nd time i was a pat out the back for good, definitely no coming back this time. 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! Q/A. Was certainly a high note for the ineos gang to finish the Australian Racing block. #TriathleteLive: Cam Wurf on Fatherhood, Being Humbled by Ironman, and Why Doping Isn’t As Prevalent Triathlete Editors. Instagram / Cameron Wurf à côté de la voiture INEOS Wurf sera dans l'édition 2020 de la Vuelta, comme l'a confirmé son équipe INEOS Le triathlète australien Cameron Wurf Il revient à la compétition professionnelle, voyageant dans notre pays pour participer au Tour d'Espagne qui débutera le 20 octobre. Fastest and most accurate independent news outlet for triathlon news, duathlon news and multisport news, offering a great mix of race reports of triathlon events, actual industry news, gear, human interest stories, pro- and age-group profiles, long course and short course racing. I'll endeavour to get the accurate power files uploaded asap once we've figured out whats wrong with my Garmin connect. I'm not claiming our chat had anything to do with that, he's obviously extremely talented to be in the world tour at such a young age. 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. Cameron Wurf. 3,123 Likes, 120 Comments - Cameron Wurf (@cjwurf) on Instagram: “The A Team ” I'm glad Andrei Greipel was there as otherwise i may have been the oldest guy in the peleton! The past 5 years have been incredible to me, beyond my wildest of dreams of where I'm at in life, did I really want to be going back to the bunch??? Now there are still 50-60 guys there. It’s just close enough to know I’m there, but they can’t see me. It’s pointless to go hell for leather and gain an extra five minutes on the bike because it could cost you 10-15 minutes in a marathon. Everyone had done exactly as was asked of them so you really cannot ask anymore than that. 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