Cameron Meyer: Never say die attitude delivered Australian Road Championships win

Cameron Meyer Australian National Championships 2021
(Image credit: Con Chronis)

In the final laps of the 2021 Federation University Road National Championships elite men's road race it looked like Cameron Meyer (Team BikeExchange), and in fact the squad as a whole, had lost any chance of capturing the title yet after a dramatic turnaround the 33-year-old rider went back-to-back, topping a podium that was a picture of persistence.

There was a moment when talented 20-year-old time trial title winner Luke Plapp (InForm TMX Make) was out the front, Meyer was dangling off the back of the chase that the race looked all but over for Australia’s only WorldTour squad

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