Luke Lamperti
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 2002 Sebastopol, California[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trinity Racing |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2018–2020 | Lux–Strading p/b Specialized |
| Professional team | |
| 2021– | Trinity Racing[2] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Luke Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team Trinity Racing.[3][4]
On June 18, 2021, at the age of 18, Lamperti avoided several crashes in the final lap to take a surprise victory at the United States National Criterium Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee.[5][6] In doing so, he became the youngest ever winner of the title.[7]
He competed in the under-23 road race at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, where he originally finished 10th, but was disqualified afterwards by the UCI jury due to allegedly causing a Belgian rider to crash earlier in the race.[8]
Early life[]
Lamperti originally raced motocross before switching to cycling at age 11.[1]
Major results[]
- 2019
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de l'Abitibi - 1st Stage 2a Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 10th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2021
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - 1st Stage 2 Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
Personal life[]
Lamperti's older brother, Gianni, is also a road cyclist, who won the 2019 United States National Junior Road Race Championships.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Luke Lamperti | LUX Cycling". LUX Cycling. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Trinity Racing launches mountain bike program around Americans Christopher Blevins and Haley Batten". VeloNews. December 21, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "LAMPERTI Luke". UCI. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team - Trinity Racing". Trinity Racing. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie; Frattini, Kirsten (June 18, 2021). "Luke Lamperti takes surprise victory in crash-marred criterium at US Pro Road Championships". CyclingNews. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Luke Lamperti sprints to victory at 2021 U.S. national criterium championships". VeloNews. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (June 19, 2021). "L39ION of Los Angeles' dominance ends in crash at US Pro Championships men's criterium". CyclingNews. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Hood, Andrew (September 24, 2021). "UCI jury disqualifies USA's Luke Lamperti from U23 race". VeloNews.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
External links[]
- Luke Lamperti at ProCyclingStats
- Luke Lamperti at Cycling Archives
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