It's IM World Championship race week and in today’s episode we have the chance to talk to Cameron Wurf who will be on the startline in the pro field in Nice on Sunday.
The 40-year-old Tasmanian will also allow us a deeper insight into his unique career starting as a rower and balancing his year between racing spring classics, grand tours and triathlon events for several seasons now.
During this episode of the Castelli podcast, Cam will let us know what learnings he takes from the fact that he raced the course already in June during the regular edition of IM Nice. He shares insights into his life, training and racing with WorldTour cyclists, how he improved his swimming and whom he picks as podium contender for race day.
Furthermore some dos and don’ts for all amateurs racing the course this week.
Hope you’ll enjoy the episode!
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
(00:00) Welcome
(02:45) IM World Championships in Nice (not Kona) this year
(05:15) Season Preparation - Balancing the season between cycling and triathlon training - Securing the qualification for the race - Everesting as training challenge - Running after Paris-Roubaix
(07:55) Different structure of the 2023 season - respecting both sports, racing in June (Austria and Nice), little break
(11:20) Summer vacation and switch off after IM Nice in June - Training routine combined with family life
(14:45) Deeper dive into the Nice bike course
(17:55) Learnings from doing the race in June already
(20:15) Expectations for the swim on race day - wetsuit vs non-wetsuit swim
(21:30) sheep in the swim
(23:10) Enjoying the Strava community
(24:50) Race favorites, Kona is much more predictable in terms of favorites
Nice is difficult to predict - So many unknowns
(27:30) Dark Horses for race day - Jan Frodeno’s last race
(30:30) Bike choices: triathlon bike vs superlight road bike, race wheels, rim depth
(33:50) PR 2 Race Suit: Race suit project, ongoing developments since 2018
Castelli’s R&D, wind tunnel testing, changes and updates being made over the years
(37:45) Advice, Tips for race day for age group athletes
(39:40) Cameron Wurf the multisport athlete: From rowing to cycling to triathlon
Being competitive at advanced age - Still being hungry to compete with the best in the sport
(49:30) Traveling around the world, training at different environments, Andorra, California, Australia, training with very competitive athletes in your area
(54:00) What if (not a pro cyclist / pro triathlete) …
(55:00) Being in charge of a big team in baseball, owner of a big team no matter what sports (Football, Formula 1, cycling)
(58:45) What performance would you be happy about on Sunday?
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STRAVA
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