Luke Ockerby

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Luke Ockerby
Personal information
Full nameLuke Ockerby
Born (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 30)
Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Team information
Current teamTeam Budget Forklifts
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010City of Burnie CC
Professional team
2012–Team Budget Forklifts

Luke 'Thomas' Ockerby (born 17 May 1992) is an Australian cyclist from Ulverstone, Tasmania. Ockerby has so far won four Australian Junior Championships and many regional and interstate wheel races including the 2008 Devonport men's Wheel Race, [1] [2] 2009 Mersey Wheel Race and the prestigious Austral Wheel Race in 2011 [3] [4] and represented Australia at the 2009 Youth Olympics. [5] Ockerby currently rides with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (T.I.S). [6] Also Ockerby rides off the mark of scratch in wheel races, achieving the feat at the age of 17.

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Early life

Ockerby was born in Launceston and lived a childhood of frequent relocation's. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania with his family.

Personal life

Ockerby attended St Brendan-Shaw College in Devonport, Tasmania. In his spare time Ockerby enjoys playing golf and mountain bike riding. In 2006 Ockerby broke his back in a mountain biking accident and made a full recovery within a year.

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