Christian Meier ran last week the Tour of Turkey. But the Orica GreenEDGE rider was selected to be a domestic in the Australian team, but he finished at the 17th place, a good performance for him. 

According to Velonews, he explained his week: "It’s nice to have the opportunity to give it a go now and again. We were hoping to do a bit better actually, but in the end it’s all you can do. I was coming here as always to work for the team, which is a role I enjoy. The other day I just happened to find myself in a good position on the first mountain day", he added. "Being such a sprinter’s race, there’s never been a real focus on the GC or anything, so I was just trying here and again while still trying to fulfill my team role."

But he thinks that his team has to bet also on Magnus Cort. "Caleb is young and will have his days. He understands that we are always going to work for him and help him. But we have guys like Magnus, so we have other cards to play. We don’t always have to wait for Caleb, because Magnus is a different type of rider and we all have our opportunities just like I did being in the GC mix this week."