Wesley Sulzberger Explained

Wesley Sulzberger
Fullname:Wesley Sulzberger
Nickname:Wes
Birth Date:20 October 1986
Birth Place:Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2006–2008
Amateurteam1:Southaustralia.com–AIS
Proyears1:2009–2011
Proyears2:2012–2013
Proyears3:2014
Proyears4:2015
Proteam4:Navitas Satalyst Racing team
Proyears5:2016
Majorwins:National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2007)

Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally from 2009 to 2016.

Career

Born in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com–AIS and later joined . After three years with the team, Sulzberger moved to the team for the 2012 season.[1] He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined for the 2014 season; he joined his brother Bernard Sulzberger, on the squad. Since 2017 working as Sr Country Manager Australian & New Zealand for Zwift, 2022 studying part time as an MBA candidate University of Queensland.[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 Tour20092010201120122013
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France151
    Vuelta a España117145DNF
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Wesley Sulzberger to link up with GreenEdge in 2012. 13 September 2011. 1 January 2012. Cycling News.
    2. News: Wesley Sulzberger joins Drapac Pro Cycling. Cyclingnews.com. 11 November 2013. 23 December 2013.