Chris Harper (born 23 November 1994) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for

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Career

Early career

Starting his second year at , he opened the year by finishing third at the national road race championships behind two UCI WorldTour riders. He then went on to finish in the top 10 of both the

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and the

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. Beating James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships.

Team Jumbo–Visma (2020–2022)

Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour in 2020. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour. The team pulled out ahead of stage 10 because team leader Steven Kruijswijk tested positive for

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. Harper was sitting 26th overall when the team pulled out after a strong week of racing. At the 2022 Vuelta a España Harper's won the opening

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. This put his teammate Robert Gesink into the red leaders jersey while Harper sat third overall.

Team Jayco–AlUla (2023–present)

He joined on a two-year contract after three years with . Harper started 2024 off by placing second behind teammate Luke Plapp in both the National Road race and National Time trial championships. During stage 4 of the

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Harper crashed heavily head-first into a lamp pole. He abandoned the race with a concussion after spending the first two stages in the top 10 overall.

Major results

Sources: ;2016 : 2nd Silver medal Oceania

Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships : 6th Road race, Oceania Road Championships ;2017 : 6th Overall

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...

;2018 (1 pro win) : 1st Overall

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: 1st

Road race, Oceania Road Championships : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Overall

Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...

::1st Young rider classification : 6th Overall

: 7th Overall

;2019 (2) : 1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : 1st Overall

::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 6 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : Oceanian Road Championships ::3rd Bronze medal Oceania

Road race ::6th Time trial : 4th Overall

: 5th Overall Tour of Bihor ;2020 : 3rd

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, National Road Championships ;2021 : 4th

, National Road Championships : 4th Overall UAE Tour ;2022 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

: 9th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ;2023 : 5th

, National Road Championships : 5th

Coppa Agostoni The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed du ...

;2024 : National Road Championships ::2nd

::2nd Road race : 6th Overall

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

;2025 (1) : 1st Stage 20

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

: National Road Championships ::4th

::5th Road race : 6th Overall

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harper, Chris 1994 births Living people Australian male cyclists Australian Giro d'Italia stage winners People from Far North Queensland Cyclists from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from Queensland