For Cameron Meyer, the Australian summer has been a happy hunting ground on the road and the track. However, over the 2017-18 summer, Meyer is aiming higher than ever before. Rejuvenated by a three-year contract with Orica-Scott, 29-year-old Meyer is targeting success on the road, before switching focus to the Track World Championships and a Commonwealth Games on home soil in Queensland.
Stepping away from the sport last year, Meyer took an extended leave before returning via the velodrome in October to springboard one of his best seasons to date. Despite the pressure of riding for a contract, Meyer got off to a blistering start to 2017 with third place at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, and fourth at the Herald Sun Tour. He then returned to the track, winning the points race and riding in the winning team pursuit squad at nationals. He then repeated both wins at World Championships in Hong Kong and claimed silver in the Madison with Callum Scotson.
It was then back to the road with the national team as Meyer finished third overall at the An Post Rás and enjoyed success in Europe. Meyer effectively had an 'off-season' in July to ensure he is fresh for the Australian summer, explaining to Cyclingnews his season is "a little bit strange and different to what I've done in the past eight years".
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"All in all, it was happy with the results that I did achieve in the races I did this year. I sit here looking forward to next year and looking forward to more racing, so I think I am in a good position," Meyer said.
The Australian national team also featured the WorldTour bound trio of Lucas Hamilton (Orica-Scott), Jai Hindley and Michael Stoter (Sunweb), with Meyer explaining how he enjoyed the team dynamics.
"It gave me a little bit of a new lease of life and working with the young guys was something new and put me in a new role. I really enjoyed it. It was good to work with them and also have my own leadership roles and have them support me. I really enjoyed the experience of the races that I did this year and working with the young guys."
The road to Commonwealth success
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