After completing his first WorldTour stage race last week at the Tour de Romandie, U23 ITT World Champion Campbell Flakemore recounted his 2015 season so far to Cyclingnews.

“The WorldTour is a different level. You've really got to suffer just to get to the finish. It's a different level," he said. 

He hasn’t earned a rest yet, as he is heading into a busy schedule of racing for himself in his neo-pro year.

"It's a busy month with Romandie, California and Belgium," he told Cyclingnews. "There is also a nice time trial in California. It'll be cool to have a crack at that."

He had a promising start to the year but broke his collarbone in a crash while riding to the team hotel after stage two of the Tour Down Under, which set him back a bit.

"I had a fair bit of time off just to make sure I fully recovered, that I didn't rush back. When I got to Europe, I had two weeks training. Then I went straight into racing. I was really under done for racing. I've really been suffering a fair bit when racing."

He has been receiving good advice from fellow Australian and BMC sporting manager Allan Peiper, which has helped him settle into life as a pro.

"He is from Australia, came over and made Europe his home. He knew what it was like at the start of his career. He understands it is quite difficult at the start. He is always there to offer support and is really understanding with everything."