Luke Davison (born 8 May 1990) is an Australian road and track cyclist who rides for
Team Budget Forklifts. In 2012 he won the
Goulburn to Sydney Classic
The Goulburn to Sydney cycling race was a one-day road bicycle race. The first race was held in 1902 with the last in 2012.
History
The route from Goulburn to Sydney via the Hume Highway was popular with cyclists in the late 19th century ...
.
In 2014 he represented Australia at the
Track World Championships and the
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...
and won gold in the
team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
event at both meetings. On the road he won the
Omloop der Kempen
Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Since 1995, the men's event is UCI 1.2 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
. 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
Jack Bobridge (born 13 July 1989) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016.
In 2019 he was convicted of drug dealing and sentenced to a four-year prison term. He admitted to using banne ...
,
Glenn O'Shea
Glenn O'Shea (born 14 June 1989, Swan Hill) is an Australian track cyclist who won the Omnium at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also a member of the Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World C ...
,
Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
Luke Davison at cqranking
1990 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Cyclists from New South Wales
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Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Australian track cyclists