Luke Durbridge
Luke Durbridge
Durbridge during the under-23 time trial at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships, where he won the gold medal. |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Luke Durbridge |
| Born |
April 9, 1991 (1991-04-09) (age 20)
Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia |
| Team information |
| Current team |
GreenEDGE |
| Discipline |
Track and Road Cycling |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
Time Trialist |
| Professional team(s) |
2010–2011
2012– |
Team Jayco-Skins
GreenEDGE |
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Infobox last updated on
1 January 2012 |
Luke Durbridge (born 9 April 1991) is an Australian road and track cyclist specialising in the individual time trial, road races, and various track cycling events.[1][2] He started cycling at 14 years of age, competing in Triathlons, and is now the youngest ever medal winner in the U23 Individual time trial of the UCI Road World Championships. In 2009 he became the World Junior Individual Time Trial Champion at the UCI U19 Road World Championships in Moscow, Russia, also winning gold in the World Junior Madison Championship at the UCI U19 Track World Championships that same year. He currently rides for the GreenEDGE team, having signed with the team in November 2011.[3]
Biography
Luke Durbridge was born in Greenmount, Western Australia. He currently resides in Bassendean, Western Australia to where he returns when not on tour.[2]
Career Highlights
Current from Team Jayco-Skins website as at 11 September 2011:[4]
- 2011
- 1st Under 23 World Time Trial Champion
- 1st Stage 5 Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
- 1st ITT Prologue Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
- 1st Team Pursuit Track World Championships NED
- 1st Points Race Cycling Australia Track National Championships NSW
- 1st U23 Time Trial Cycling Australia Road National Championships VIC
- 1st Chrono Champenois FRA
- 2010
- 1st Team Time Trial Stage 1 U23 International Thuringen-Rundfahrt GER
- 1st overall Mersey Valley Tour NRS AUS
- 1st prologue TT Mersey Valley Tour NRS AUS
- 2nd U23 time trial UCI Road World Championships AUS
- 2nd U23 time trial Australian Open Road Championships VIC
- 2nd team pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
- 2nd points race Australian Track Championships SA
- 2nd Stage 3 Tour of Canberra AUS
- 3rd Stage 1 prologue Olympia's Tour NED
- 4th omnium Australian Track Championships SA
- 3rd Commonwealth Games Time Trial
- 2009
- 1st Team Pursuit 2009–10 UCI Track World Cup AUS
- 1st U19 Time Trial Junior Road World Championships RUS
- 1st Madison (w A Carver) Junior World Championships RUS
- 1st U19 Team Pursuit Oceania Championships AUS
- 1st Team Pursuit Aust Youth Olympic Festival NSW
- 1st open team pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
- 1st U19 time trial Australian Championships QLD
- 2nd team pursuit Junior World Championships RUS
- 2nd U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
- 2nd U19 Indiv Pursuit Oceania Championships AUS
- 2nd U19 Points Race Oceania Championships AUS
- 3rd Individual Pursuit Aust Youth Olympic Festival NSW
- 4th U19 road race Australian Championships QLD
- 2008
- 1st Team Pursuit 2008–09 UCI Track World Cup AUS
- 1st Team Pursuit World Junior Track Championships RSA
- 1st U19 Road Race Australian Titles NSW
- 1st U19 Team Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
- 3rd Points Race World Junior Track Championships RSA
- 3rd U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
- 3rd U19 Road Time Trial Australian Titles NSW
- 4th Indiv Pursuit World Junior Track Championships RSA
- 4th U19 Madison Australian Titles NSW
- 2007
- 1st U17 Team Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
- 2nd U17 Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
- 2nd U17 Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
- 2006
- 2nd U17 Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Durbridge, Luke |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Australian racing cyclist |
| Date of birth |
9 April 1991 |
| Place of birth |
Greenmount, Western Australia, Australia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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