The Australian men's team pursuit squad defended its title at the UCI Track World Championships in Hong Kong, but the crushing defeat they handed to their rivals was only part of the story. Although Cameron Meyer claimed his seventh rainbow jersey, it's his first in the team pursuit since 2010 and part of his reinvention ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Meyer opted to turn his focus from track to road in 2012 after the UCI shifted the Olympic programme, citing a lack of passion for the team pursuit. But after four gruelling seasons in the WorldTour with Orica, he abruptly left his 2016 Dimension Data team and retired.
However, Meyer quickly came back to cycling four months later, after the Rio Olympics, with a focus on the track.
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Although he raced the Madison and Points Race in the Glasgow World Cup, the Hong Kong team pursuit was his first in international competition since 2010.
"It's been a long time between drinks I guess you could say," Meyer said. "The feeling is still the same. It's unbelievable to win a world title and I couldn't have started the championships any better and I'm ecstatic for the rest of the guys."
Meyer will line up again in the Points Race on Friday and in the Madison on Sunday, where he will be one of the favourites thanks to his multiple world titles in the disciplines.
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