Wesley Sulzberger
Australian cyclist
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Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally from 2009 to 2016.
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Sulzberger at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wesley Sulzberger | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1986 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his professional career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com–AIS 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, before joining Drapac Professional Cycling for the 2014 season, where he rode alongside his brother, Bernard Sulzberger. During his professional cycling career, Sulzberger lived in several European cycling hubs including Varese, Italy; Beausoleil, France; Monaco; and Andorra, which served as training bases for many professional riders competing on the international circuit. Since 2017, Sulzberger has worked as Senior Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand at Zwift, a global fitness technology company. In 2022, he began studying part-time for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Queensland, graduating at the end of 2023. In 2023, Sulzberger joined [[Healthy Workplaces]] as a Non-Executive Board Member, supporting the organisation’s mission to help executives become more active through initiatives such as Step Forward and Tour de Office. Wes is passionate about supporting high-performing executives to optimise their health, fitness, and long-term performance.
Major results
- 2005
- 2nd Australian National Road Race Championships, Men's & Under-23
- 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
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan
- 1st GP di Poggiana (NAT) ITALY
- 1st Stage 3 - San Giovanni Teatino › Chieti ITALY
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais (1.1) FRANCE (Stagiaire FDJ)
- 4th Stage 3 Circuito Montañes (2.2) SPAIN
- 10th General classification Tour of Japan
- 10th General classification Giro delle Regioni (2.Ncup) ITALY
- 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 Points classification Le Tour de Filipinas
- 1st Mountains classification Tour de Kumano
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 151 | — | — | — | |
| 117 | — | — | 145 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
External links
Media related to Wesley Sulzberger at Wikimedia Commons