Luke Plapp

Lucas Plapp (born 25 December 2000) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for Australian team Inform TM Insight Make.[1] He is currently a stagiaire and will join UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers for the 2022 season.[2]

Lucas Plapp
Plapp at the 2018 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Innsbruck
Personal information
NicknamePlappy
Born (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current teamInform TM Insight Make
Ineos Grenadiers (stagiaire)
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2010–2017Brunswick Cycling Club
2017–2018Nero-Kom Racing
2019–2021Inform TM Insight Make
Professional teams
2019–Australian Podium Potential Academy (Track)
2021Ineos Grenadiers (stagiaire)
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2021)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam pursuit
UCI Junior Track World Championships
2018 Aigle Points race
2018 Aigle Madison
2018 Aigle Team pursuit

Career

Junior career

In August 2018, Plapp won the points race as well as the madison with Blake Quick at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland.[3] Plapp also placed 2nd to Remco Evenepoel in the time trial at the 2018 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.[4] Plapp is part of the Cycling Australia High Performance Podium Potential Academy and was selected to compete in the Team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal.[5]

Major results

Sources: [6][7]

Road
2017
7th Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
2018
1st Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2019
2nd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
5th Time trial, Oceania Under–23 Road Championships
2020
1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2021
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships

Track
2018
UCI Junior World Championships
1st Points race
1st Madison
3rd Team pursuit
National Junior Track Championships[8]
1st Team pursuit
1st Scratch race
UCI Track World Cup
3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
2019
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Brisbane
National Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
3rd Points race
2021
3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games

References
  1. "Team". InForm Racing. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. "Ineos Grenadiers announce signing of U23 sensation Luke Plapp". Cycling News.
  3. "Plapp now a dual event Junior World Champion | Victorian Institute of Sport". www.vis.org.au. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  4. "UCI Road World Championships - Men Junior individual time trial- | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  5. "Track News". Australian Cycling Team. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  6. "Luke Plapp". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  7. "Luke Plapp - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  8. "2018 National Elite & U19 Track Championships". liveresults.cycling.org.au. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
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