Luke Davison

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Luke Davison
TdB 2014 - Luke Davison.jpg
Personal information
NicknameDavo[1]
Born (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 31)
Paddington, New South Wales[2]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamTeam Budget Forklifts
DisciplineTrack, Road
Amateur team
2009Team AIS[3]
Professional teams
2011–2012Team Budget Forklifts[3]
2013Drapac Cycling[3]
2014BMC Racing Team (stagiaire)[4]
2014Synergy Baku Cycling Project[3]
2015Team Budget Forklifts
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow team pursuit

Luke Davison (born 8 May 1990) is an Australian road and track cyclist who rides for Team Budget Forklifts. In 2012 he won the Goulburn to Sydney Classic.[5] In 2014 he represented Australia at the Track World Championships and the Commonwealth Games and won gold in the team pursuit event at both meetings.[6] On the road he won the Omloop der Kempen. In November 2014 it was announced that he would rejoin Team Budget Forklifts for 2015 alongside fellow members of the Australian endurance track squad Jack Bobridge, Glenn O'Shea, Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rider Profiles: Luke Davison". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Luke Davison". Cycling Australia. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rider profile – Luke Davison". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Teuns, Vliegen and Davison stagiaire for BMC Racing". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Goulburn to Sydney 2012". Cyclingnews.com.
  6. ^ Aaron S. Lee. "Newly crowned Track World Champion Luke Davison rekindles love of cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Bobridge back on the track with Team Budget Forklifts". cyclingnews.com. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

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