Australian skilled bike owner and triathlete Cameron Wurf is not any stranger to laborious work. The 40-year-old is a domestique for Workforce Ineos Grenadiers – and has been since 2020 – in addition to a veteran skilled lengthy course triathlete who competes in half- and full-distance Ironman triathlons.
The next day he logged 32 miles of using and a 3,300 yard swim.
The former Olympic rower-turned-cyclist is now making headlines once more for his unbelievable schedule of competitions. In eight days spanning from April 14 to April 21, Wurf competed in the Amstel Gold race within the Netherlands (which teammate Tom Pidcock gained), La Flèche Wallonne in Belgium and Ironman South Africa.
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He DNF’d each the Amstel Gold and La Flèche Wallonne races, however nonetheless put in hearty miles in Maastricht with Workforce Ineos Grenadiers earlier than Amstel Gold and in between Amstel Gold and the beginning of La Flèche Wallonne.
Wurf’s consistency on the bike paid off, as he clocked the second-fastest male skilled bike break up of the day at Ironman South Africa: 4:20:11.
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He then laid down a 2:53 marathon off the bike to place him on the third place podium to complete. His third place secured Wurf a slot to the 2024 males’s Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii this October.
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Simply when he appears to haven’t any time – and presumably, no vitality – left, Wurf leaves followers in shock and awe concerning the athletic feats he cranks out yr after yr. Wurf shared in a post-Ironman Instagram submit that he’ll now be taking “some quieter weeks” to relaxation up for extra competitions this summer time.
