Luke Davison Explained

Luke Davison
Nickname:Davo[1]
Birth Date:8 May 1990
Birth Place:Paddington, New South Wales[2]
Height:183cm (72inches)
Weight:77kg (170lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Track, Road
Amateuryears1:2009
Amateurteam1:Team AIS[3]
Proyears1:2011–2012
Proteam1:Team Budget Forklifts
Proyears2:2013
Proyears3:2014
Proteam3: (stagiaire)[4]
Proyears4:2014
Proteam4:Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Proyears5:2015
Proteam5:Team Budget Forklifts

Luke Davison (born 8 May 1990) is an Australian former professional road and track cyclist.. In 2012 he won the Goulburn to Sydney Classic.[5] In 2014, he represented Australia at the Track World Championships and the Commonwealth Games and won gold in the team pursuit event at both meetings.[6] On the road he won the Omloop der Kempen. 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, Glenn O'Shea, Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Major results

Road

2011
  • 5th Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
    2012
  • 1st Overall National Road Series
  • 1st Overall Tour of the Murray River
  • 1st Stages 1, 6, 8 & 12
  • 1st Stages 1, 2,4 & 9 Tour of Gippsland
  • 1st Stages 2 & 8 Tour of the Great South Coast
  • 1st Stage 2 Goulburn to Sydney Classic
  • 6th Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
    2013
  • 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Murray River
    2014
  • 1st Omloop der Kempen

    Track

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Rider Profiles: Luke Davison. Cycling Australia. 27 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202215411/http://www.cycling.org.au/HPU/Rider-Profiles/ProfileId/80/Luke-Davison. 2 February 2015. dead.
    2. Web site: Luke Davison . 27 September 2013 . . 17 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814211527/http://www.cycling.bvit.com.au/default.asp?ID=48633 . 14 August 2014 . dead .
    3. Web site: Rider profile – Luke Davison. . 27 July 2014.
    4. Web site: Teuns, Vliegen and Davison stagiaire for BMC Racing. 2 August 2014. . 7 August 2014.
    5. Web site: Goulburn to Sydney 2012 . Cyclingnews.com.
    6. Web site: Aaron S. Lee . Newly crowned Track World Champion Luke Davison rekindles love of cycling . Cyclingnews.com . 2014-07-25.
    7. Web site: Bobridge back on the track with Team Budget Forklifts. 10 November 2014 . cyclingnews.com. 18 December 2014.