Luke Ockerby Explained

Luke Ockerby
Fullname:	Luke Ockerby
Birth Date:	17 May 1992
Birth Place:	Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Currentteam:	Team Budget Forklifts
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Amateuryears1:	2010
Amateurteam1:	City of Burnie CC
Proyears1:	2012–
Proteam1:	Team Budget Forklifts

Luke 'Thomas' Ockerby (born 17 May 1992) is an Australian cyclist from Ulverstone, Tasmania. Ockerby has so far won four Australian Junior Championships and many regional and interstate wheel races including the 2008 Devonport men's Wheel Race,^{[1] [2]} 2009 Mersey Wheel Race and the prestigious Austral Wheel Race in 2011^{[3] [4]} and represented Australia at the 2009 Youth Olympics.^[5] Ockerby currently rides with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (T.I.S).^[6] Also Ockerby rides off the mark of scratch in wheel races, achieving the feat at the age of 17.

Early life

Ockerby was born in Launceston and lived a childhood of frequent relocation's. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania with his family.

Personal life

Ockerby attended St Brendan-Shaw College in Devonport, Tasmania. In his spare time Ockerby enjoys playing golf and mountain bike riding. In 2006 Ockerby broke his back in a mountain biking accident and made a full recovery within a year.

2007

• Gold - National Junior Track Championships, Sprint^[7]
• Bronze - National Jnr Track Championships, TS, TT, Scratch

2008

• Gold - Tasmanian Schoolboys Championship^[8]
• Gold - Tasmanian Road Championship
• Silver - Tasmanian Road TT Championship
• Bronze - Tasmanian Criterium Championship
• Silver - U17 National Track Championships, Scratch Race
• Bronze - U17 National Track Championships, TP, TT, IP

2009

• Gold - U17 National Track Championships, Sprint

2009

• Silver - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race, Omnium.^[9]

2010

• Gold - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race^[10]

2011

• Silver - Senior Track Championships, Omnium^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. News: Local takes out Devonport Wheelrace. ABC News. 30 December 2008.
2. Web site: Mountain Bike & General Biking Australia - Reviews, Buyer Guides, Tips .
3. Web site: Cycling Victoria > Home. cycling.org.au.
4. Web site: 113th Austral Wheelrace. CyclingTips. cyclingtipsblog.com.
5. Web site: Australian Olympic Committee: Cyclist of year joins AYOF team. olympics.com.au.
6. Web site: Tasmanian Institute of Sport - Cycling Scholarship Holders . www.tis.tas.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090915034459/http://www.tis.tas.gov.au/programs/sports/cycling/athletes . 2009-09-15.
7. Web site: AOC: Luke Ockerby . 2011-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225072103/http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E/displayPage3Col . 25 February 2011.
8. Web site: Cycling Tasmania > Home. cycling.org.au.
9. Web site: Mountain Bike & General Biking Australia - Reviews, Buyer Guides, Tips .
10. Web site: Australian Track National Championships 2010: Luke Ockerby (Tasmania) Nabs the Men's U19 Scratch Race, Photos | Cyclingnews.com . 2011-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008181846/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/australian-track-national-championships-cn/day-3/photos/104314 . 8 October 2012.
11. Web site: Cycling Queensland > Home. cycling.org.au.
12. Web site: AOC: Luke Ockerby . 2009-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110702/http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E&type=aocAthlete&view=displayPage3Col . 6 July 2011.