Luke Parker (cyclist)

This article is about the Australian cyclist. For other people with the same name, see Luke Parker (disambiguation).

Luke Parker

Personal information
Full name	Luke Parker
Born	(1993-10-21) 21 October 1993 (age 31) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Team information
Current team	Attaque Team Gusto
Discipline	Road cycling/Track cycling
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2006–	Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club
Professional teams
2013	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team
2014–2015	Cipollini Iseo Serrature Rime
2016	State of Matter MAAP Racing
2016	Attaque Team Gusto
Major wins
2012 Austral Wheel Race 2014 Melbourne Cup on Wheels

Luke Parker

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Luke Parker (born 21 October 1993) is an Australian cyclist currently living in Ormond, Victoria. ^[1] Representing Australia. he previously competed at the 2011 UCI Junior World Track Championships in Moscow, Russia, where he and the team achieved 4th place in the Team Sprint event. ^[2] In March 2012, he was the winner of Australia's most prestigious track cycling event, the Austral Wheel Race. ^[3] In 2014 he was the winner of another prestigious track race, The Melbourne Cup on Wheels (MCOW) and became one of the few to win the Austral and MCOW double.

Parker currently rides with Attaque Team Gusto.

Personal life

Parker attends Australian Catholic University (ACU) ^[4] in Melbourne, Victoria and is studying for a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cycling History

In 2006, Parker took up cycling and joined Carnegie Caulfield, his local cycling club. ^[5] Shortly after, in 2007, he gained entry into The Australian Sports Commission's National Talent ID Program (NTID), designed to foster young talent in cycling.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2010, he was awarded a VIS scholarship. ^[1]

Major results

Best Overall Records

• Australian Record Holder, U19 Flying 200m in a time of 10.165 seconds - Moscow, Russia ^[1]
• 2011 Australian Championship & All Comers Record, Team Sprint - 46.457 sec on 06.02.2011 - Sydney, NSW ^[6]

Luke Parker, Jacob Schmid, Jaron Gardiner

2009

• Silver — U17 Victorian Junior Track Championships, Sprint ^[7]
• Bronze — U17 Victorian Junior Track Championships, Time Trial ^[8]
• Gold — U17 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint ^[9]

(Luke Parker, Evan Hull, Jaron Gardiner)

2010

• Gold — U19 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint ^[10]

(Luke Parker, Nathan Corrigan-Martella, Maddison Hammond)

2011

• Gold - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint ^[11]
• Bronze - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Sprint ^[12]
• Bronze - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Keirin ^[13]
• 4th - UCI Junior Track World Championships, Team Sprint^{[ citation needed ]}

(Luke Parker, Timothy McMillan, Rick Sanders)

2012

• Winner, Austral Wheel Race ^[14]

2013

• Winner - Stage 2, Le Tour de Filipinas ^[15]

2014

• Winner - 78th Edition, 2014 Melbourne Cup on Wheels

References

1. "Luke Parker". Cycling.org.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
2. "Australian team for Junior Track Worlds". Cycling.org.au. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
3. "Edmondson and Parker the stars of the 2012 Austral". Vic.cycling.org.au. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
4. "Melbourne Campus - ACU (Australian Catholic University)". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
5. "Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club". Carnegiecycling.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
6. Cycling Australia, Sunday, 6 February 2011 (6 February 2011). "Perkins wins keirin - J19 take team sprint gold". Vic.cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
7. "CSV 08/09 Results - Victorian Junior Track C'ships - Sprint". Vic.cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
8. "CSV 08/09 Results - Victorian Junior Track C'ships TT". Vic.cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
9. "2009 Australian Junior Track Championships Results - JM17 Team Sprint Final". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
10. "2010 Australian Track Cycling Championships - JM19 Team Sprint". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
11. "2011 Scody Cycling Australia Track National Championships - JM19 Team Sprint". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
12. "2011 Scody Cycling Australia Track National Championships - JM19 Sprint". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
13. "2011 Scody Cycling Australia Track National Championships - JM19 Keirin". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
14. "Edmondson and Parker the stars of the 2012 Austral". Vic.cycling.org.au. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
15. "Winners of Stage 2 of Le Tour de Filipinas 2013".

External links

• Luke Parker on Twitter