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Q&A Cameron Wurf

Cyclist: How did you turn a successful rowing career into life on a bike?

Cameron Wurf: I was an under-23 double scull world champion and I rowed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. I got injured and started using the bike to keep fit while I recuperated, and it turned out I was quite good. I turned pro in 2008 but stopped in 2015; I’d done an economics and finance degree and the dream was to work on Wall Street.

Working on Wall Street? But you’re now riding for Ineos Grenadiers. How did that move back to

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