Sam Welsford

Sam Welsford (born 19 January 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist,[1] who last rode for UCI Continental team Pro Racing Sunshine Coast. He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[2][3] Welsford won the 2019 UCI Men's elite Scratch race world championships less than an hour after breaking the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit World Record in a time of 3 minutes 48.012 seconds.[4][5]

Sam Welsford
Welsford in 2020
Personal information
Full nameSam Welsford
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional team
2018–2019ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast

Major results

Track
2013
UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st Team Pursuit
1st Omnium
3rd Madison
2014
UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st Team Pursuit
2nd Omnium
Oceania Continental Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
1st Madison
Adelaide Cycling Grand Prix
1st Scratch race
2nd Points race
South Australian Track Classic
1st Scratch race
1st Points race
National Track Championships
2nd Team Pursuit
2nd Madison
3rd Individual Pursuit
3rd Scratch race
2015
2nd Scratch race, Oceania Continental Track Championships
National Track Championships
2nd Points race
2nd Scratch race
2nd Omnium
3rd Adelaide Cycling Grand Prix
2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2017
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
Oceania Continental Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
1st Points race
3rd Omnium
National Track Championships
1st Madison
1st Team Pursuit
1st Scratch race
2018
Commonwealth Games
1st Scratch race
1st Team pursuit
National Track Championships
1st Individual Pursuit
2nd Team Sprint
UCI Track World Cup – Berlin
1st Omnium
1st Team Pursuit
2019
UCI Track World Championships
1st Scratch race
1st Team pursuit
Oceania Continental Track Championships
1st Omnium
1st Scratch race
National Track Championships
2nd Madison
3rd Team Pursuit
UCI Track World Cup – Madison
2nd Hong Kong
2nd Glasgow
2nd Melbourne Six Days
3rd Brisbane Six Days
2020
Oceania Continental Track Championships
1st Omnium
1st Madison

Road
2011
2nd Time trial, National Novice Road Championships
2014
1st Stage 1 Goldfields Classic
2016
2nd Under-23 race, National Criterium Championships
2017
1st Overall Tour of Gippsland
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
2nd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
2018
1st Noosa International Criterium
2nd Oita Ikoinomichi Criterium
3rd Under-23 race, National Criterium Championships
3rd Overall Tour of the King Valley
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Tour of the Great South Coast
1st Stage 3
2019
1st Wal Smith Memorial - Casterton 50
1st Stage 1 Tour of the Riverland
3rd Overall Tour of the Great South Coast
1st Stages 1 & 3
2020
1st National Criterium Championships
1st Overall Bay Classic Series
1st Stage 1

References
  1. "Sam Welsford AUS Team RIO 2016". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. Start list
  3. Final Results
  4. "Track cycling World Records".
  5. "Welsford wins two golds within 30 minutes at UCI Track Cycling World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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