Wesley Sulzberger
Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016.
 Sulzberger at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wesley Sulzberger | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wez | |||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1986 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
| Amateur team | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Southaustralia.com-AIS | |||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Française des Jeux | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | GreenEDGE | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Drapac Professional Cycling | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Navitas Satalyst Racing team | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Kinan Cycling Team | |||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||
| National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2007) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com-AIS cycling team and later joined Française des Jeux. After three years with the team, Sulzberger moved to the GreenEDGE team for the 2012 season.[1] He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined Drapac Professional Cycling for the 2014 season; he joined his brother Bernard Sulzberger, on the squad.[2]
Major results
- 2006
- 1st Overall Tour of Gippsland
- 1st Stage 7
- Tour of Tasmania
- 1st Stages 6, 10 & 11
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2007
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour
- 2nd
Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships - 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan
- 2009
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2010
- 1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 2011
- 8th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 8th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 2013
- 4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2014
- 10th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3 Le Tour de Filipinas
- 1st Mountains classification Tour de Kumano
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | 151 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
117 | — | — | 145 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Wesley Sulzberger to link up with GreenEdge in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Wesley Sulzberger joins Drapac Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
External links
Media related to Wesley Sulzberger at Wikimedia Commons
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