BMC's Flakemore ends his career after one year as a professional

Campbell Flakemore in the U-23 mens TT at the 2014 World Road Championships (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

published 12 November 2015

Campbell Flakemore, the 23-year-old BMC rider, has announced that he will not return to the team next season, ending his professional career after just one year.

The Australian joined BMC from the Avanti Racing Team at the start of 2015, having won the U23 World Championships time trial the previous September.

He started his season well, claiming sixth in the Australian National Championships time trial, followed by fourth in the road race, but only raced another 35 days in the season.

“I haven’t got any plans [to keep riding], maybe after 12 months. I’ve ridden my bike once in the last 10 weeks so I haven’t really got any drive to do it," he is quoted as saying in The Mercury.

“It wasn’t something that happened overnight, even last year I was umming and ahhing whether to go another season, then you get a professional contract and it’s pretty hard to turn down,” he said.

“It was something I owed to myself and sadly it didn’t work out, but I’m happy."

For the 2016 season, BMC have signed Flakemore's fellow Australian Richie Porte, with Rohan Dennis also in the squad.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.

BMC's Flakemore ends his career after one year as a professional

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