Darren Lapthorne is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n professional racing cyclist currently riding for Drapac Cycling.
Lapthorne began his career in 2006 with the Australian Professional Team Drapac Porsche. In his first year he was won the road race of the Teams Road Championships. He also finished third in one stage of the Herald Sun Tour

Herald Sun Tour

The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...

. In January 2007 he achieved his greatest success by winning the Australian National Road Race Championships

Australian National Road Race Championships

The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002...

. He rode for the German Team Sparkasse in 2008 and for British team Rapha Condor

Rapha Condor

Rapha Condor-Sharp are a British UCI Continental cycling team.They were previously Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk following a merger between the recycling.co.uk Pro Cycling Team and the original RaphaCondor team at the end of 2007.-Profile:Rapha Condor is owned by Rapha, a cycling clothing company,...

 in 2009.

In December 2008, Lapthorne returned to competition after time out following the much-publicised disappearance and death of his sister, Britt, while backpacking in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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Palmarès

2005

1st Stage 9, Tour of the Murray River

2006

1st Stage 7, Tour de Korea

1st Stage 4, Tour of Gippsland

2007

1st Australian National Road Race Championships

Australian National Road Race Championships

The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002...

1st Stage 1b, Tour of the Southern Grampians

1st Stage 1, Mersey Valley Tour

1st Overall De Bortoli Tour

1st Stage 1a

1st Stage 2

1st Melle

2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido

1st Stage 5

2008

1st Stage 5, Geelong Bay Classic Series, Geelong

2009

1st, Stage 2, Tour de Beauce

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