Luke Lamperti
 Lamperti in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 2002 Sebastopol, California[1] |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2018–2020 | Lux–Strading p/b Specialized |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021–2023 | Trinity Racing[2][3][4] |
| 2024– | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Luke Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[5]
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.[6][7] In doing so, he became the youngest ever winner of the title.[8]
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.[9]
Lamperti had a successful 2023 season, winning the National Criterium Championships a second time as well as the Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic and three stages of the Tour of Japan among other races. These results caught the attention of UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step, who signed him for the following season on a two year contract.[10] In his first race with the team, he finished third at the Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx, followed up by a second place at the Muscat Classic two weeks later.
Early life[edit]
Lamperti originally raced motocross before switching to cycling at age 11.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Lamperti's older brother, Gianni, is also a road cyclist, who won the 2019 United States National Junior Road Race Championships.[7]
Major results[edit]
- 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
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- National Road Championships
- Tour Series
- 1st Stranraer
- 1st Lincoln GP
- 4th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 5th Youngster Coast Challenge
- 10th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 2023 (3)
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- 1st Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
- Tour of Japan
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT), 4 & 7
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 3 Giro Next Gen
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit des Ardennes
- 3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 5th Youngster Coast Challenge
- 10th Clássica da Arrábida
- 2024
- 2nd Muscat Classic
- 3rd Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Luke Lamperti | LUX Cycling". LUX Cycling. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Trinity Racing launches mountain bike program around Americans Christopher Blevins and Haley Batten". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. December 21, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Luke Lamperti". UCI. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Team - Trinity Racing". Trinity Racing. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Soudal Quick-Step". UCI.org. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie; Frattini, Kirsten (June 18, 2021). "Luke Lamperti takes surprise victory in crash-marred criterium at US Pro Road Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Luke Lamperti sprints to victory at 2021 U.S. national criterium championships". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 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. Future plc. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Hood, Andrew (September 24, 2021). "UCI jury disqualifies USA's Luke Lamperti from U23 race". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Lamperti, the American future of the Classics". UCI.org. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Luke Lamperti at UCI
- Luke Lamperti at Cycling Archives
- Luke Lamperti at ProCyclingStats
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