Luke Durbridge is an Australian road and track cyclist specialising in the individual time trial

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

, road races

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

, and various track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 events. He started cycling at 14 years of age, competing in Triathlons, and is now the youngest ever medal winner in the U23 Individual time trial

2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial

The Men's under-23 time trial of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 29 September in Melbourne, Australia.Taylor Phinney took the United States' first gold medal in the event, since Danny Pate won in Lisbon in 2001, denying Australia's Luke Durbridge by 1.9 seconds,...

 of the UCI Road World Championships

UCI Road World Championships

The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...

. In 2009 he became the World Junior Individual Time Trial Champion at the UCI U19 Road World Championships in Moscow

Moscow

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, Russia

Russia

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, also winning gold in the World Junior Madison Championship at the UCI U19 Track World Championships that same year. He currently rides for the U23 team of Team Jayco-Skins, which has its base in Varese

Varese

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, Italy

Italy

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.

Biography

Luke Durbridge was born in Greenmount

Greenmount

Greenmount could refer to a place in:Australia*Greenmount, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth*Greenmount, Queensland, a rural town in Queensland*Greenmount Beach, Queensland, headland and surf break on the Gold CoastCanada...

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. He currently resides in Bassendean, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 to where he returns when not on tour.

Career Highlights

Current from Team Jayco-Skins website as at 11 September 2011:
2011

• 1st Under 23 World Time Trial Champion
• 1st Stage 5 Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
• 1st ITT Prologue Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
• 1st Team Pursuit Track World Championships NED
• 1st Points Race Cycling Australia Track National Championships NSW
• 1st U23 Time Trial Cycling Australia Road National Championships VIC
• 1st Chrono Champenois FRA

2010

• 1st Team Time Trial Stage 1 U23 International Thuringen-Rundfahrt GER
• 1st overall Mersey Valley Tour NRS AUS
• 1st prologue TT Mersey Valley Tour NRS AUS
• 2nd U23 time trial UCI Road World Championships AUS
• 2nd U23 time trial Australian Open Road Championships VIC
• 2nd team pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
• 2nd points race Australian Track Championships SA
• 2nd Stage 3 Tour of Canberra AUS
• 3rd Stage 1 prologue Olympia's Tour NED
• 4th omnium Australian Track Championships SA
• 3rd Commonwealth Games Time Trial
  Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  The cycling competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games comprised two disciplines: road cycling and track cycling. The track events were held at the Indira Gandhi Arena. Track events were held from 5–8 October 2010.-Medal table:- Road:- Track:...
  
  

2009

• 1st Team Pursuit 2009-10 UCI Track World Cup AUS
• 1st U19 Time Trial Junior Road World Championships RUS
• 1st Madison (w A Carver) Junior World Championships RUS
• 1st U19 Team Pursuit Oceania Championships AUS
• 1st Team Pursuit Aust Youth Olympic Festival NSW
• 1st open team pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
• 1st U19 time trial Australian Championships QLD
• 2nd team pursuit Junior World Championships RUS
• 2nd U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
• 2nd U19 Indiv Pursuit Oceania Championships AUS
• 2nd U19 Points Race Oceania Championships AUS
• 3rd Individual Pursuit Aust Youth Olympic Festival NSW
• 4th U19 road race Australian Championships QLD

2008

• 1st Team Pursuit 2008-09 UCI Track World Cup AUS
• 1st Team Pursuit World Junior Track Championships RSA
• 1st U19 Road Race Australian Titles NSW
• 1st U19 Team Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
• 3rd Points Race World Junior Track Championships RSA
• 3rd U19 Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
• 3rd U19 Road Time Trial Australian Titles NSW
• 4th Indiv Pursuit World Junior Track Championships RSA
• 4th U19 Madison Australian Titles NSW

2007

• 1st U17 Team Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
• 2nd U17 Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
• 2nd U17 Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD

2006

• 2nd U17 Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD