Luke Davison

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Luke Davison
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Personal information
NicknameDavo [1]
Born (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 33)
Paddington, New South Wales [2]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight77 kg (170 lb) [2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline Track, Road
Amateur team
2009 Team AIS [3]
Professional teams
2011–2012 Team Budget Forklifts [3]
2013 Drapac Cycling [3]
2014 BMC Racing Team (stagiaire) [4]
2014 Synergy Baku Cycling Project [3]
2015 Team Budget Forklifts
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Minsk Scratch
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow team pursuit

Luke Davison (born 8 May 1990) is an Australian former professional road and track cyclist.. 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]

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Major results

Road

2011
5th Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
2012
1st Overall National Road Series
1st Overall Tour of the Murray River
1st Stages 1, 6, 8 & 12
1st Stages 1, 2,4 & 9 Tour of Gippsland
1st Stages 2 & 8 Tour of the Great South Coast
1st Stage 2 Goulburn to Sydney Classic
6th Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
2013
1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 3 Tour of the Murray River
2014
1st Omloop der Kempen

Track

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Luke Davison". Cycling Australia . 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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  4. "Teuns, Vliegen and Davison stagiaire for BMC Racing". cyclingnews.com . 2 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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  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.