 Welsford in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Welsford |
| Born | (1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (age 29) Perth, Western Australia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2019 | ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast |
| 2022–2023 | Team DSM |
| 2024– | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Major wins | |
Medal record | |
Sam WelsfordOAM (born 19 January 1996) is an Australian professionalracing cyclist, who currently rides forUCI WorldTeamRed Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.[1][2]
Welsford's father was a keen cyclist, and Sam began joining him on rides when he was seven. Welsford worked hard at his cycling and won team pursuit junior world titles in 2013 and 2014.[3]
He rode in themen's team pursuit at the2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[4][5] Welsford won the 2019 UCI Men's eliteScratch race world championships less than an hour after breaking theMen's team pursuit World Record in a time of 3 minutes 48.012 seconds.[6]
Welsford qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and was part of theMen's team pursuit together withKelland O'Brien,Leigh Howard andAlexander Porter. They secured a bronze medal after overlapping New Zealand who had crashed. Welsford also competed in the Men's Madison where the team finished fifth with a time of 3:48.448 and therefore did not qualify for the final.[7]
After spending much of his career as a track specialist with occasional forays onto the road, Welsford signed withUCI WorldTeamTeam DSM in November 2021, for two years.[8]
Welsford participated in the2024 Tour Down Under, where he won in three group sprints on the first, third, and fourth stages.
National Criterium Championships
OverallBay Classic Series
Points classificationNational Criterium Championships Points classification| Grand Tour | 2023 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — |
| Tour de France | 144 |
 Vuelta a España | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | Race in Progress |
Team pursuit Omnium
Madison (withJoshua Harrison) Team pursuit
Omnium
Team pursuit Madison (withScott Law)
Scratch, Oceania Championships
Team pursuit,UCI World Championships Individual pursuit,National Championships
Team pursuit,Olympic GamesTeam pursuit,UCI World Championships Team pursuit Points race
Omnium Madison (withCameron Meyer) Team pursuit Scratch
ScratchTeam pursuit Individual pursuitScratchTeam pursuit Omnium Scratch Omnium Madison (withKelland O'Brien)
Team pursuit,Olympic Games
Team pursuit,Olympic Games
