- Luke Roberts
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Luke Roberts
fullname = Luke Roberts
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1977|1|25
country = AUS
height = height|m=1.81
weight = convert|71|kg|lb|lk=on|abbr=on
currentteam =
discipline = Road and track
role = Rider
ridertype = Pursuit specialist/Time Trialist
amateuryears =
amateurteams =
proyears = 2002–2004 2005–2007
proteams = Team ComNet Team CSC
majorwins = Olympic Team Pursuit (2004)
updated = 29 December 2007Luke Roberts (born 25 January 1977) is an Australian
racing cyclist specialising in bothtrack cycling androad bicycle racing . Born inAdelaide ,South Australia , he resides both in Adelaide and inCologne , Germany. Coming from a cycle racing family, he started competitive cycling at the age of 13, and turned professional in 2002. He was a member of the Comnet Senges team (2002-2004), and ofTeam CSC from 2005 to 2007. As a team and individual pursuit specialist, holding an Olympicgold medal and World record with the Australian Pursuit team at the2004 Summer Olympics , he contributes particularly to the success of his team in time trial events.In 2003 he was awarded the title of Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year. In 2005 he was awarded the
Order of Australia medal in theAustralia Day Honours List. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 he was a World ChampionTeam pursuit , and won the silver medal in 2002 and 2003 for the World Individual Pursuit Championship.At the Olympic level, Luke Roberts has competed as part of the Australian cycling team at the
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens . In 2000 he came 9th in the Individual Pursuit at the Olympic Games. He improved his performance 4 years later in Athens, coming 5th in the Individual Pursuit. As part of the Australian pursuit team withGraeme Brown ,Brett Lancaster ,Bradley McGee , (Peter Dawson andStephen Wooldridge were also part of the team) , Roberts set a new world record for the 4000m Team Pursuit of 3mins 56.610secs, breaking their previous world record set inStuttgart in 2003.At the
1998 Commonwealth Games , Roberts achieved a gold medal for the Teams Pursuit, a silver medal in the Individual Pursuit, and came 8th in thePoints race . Four year later at the2002 Commonwealth Games inManchester , Roberts won gold in the Teams Pursuit and 4th in the Individual Pursuit.Cycling career
;1993:1st Individual Pursuit,
Australian National Track Championships , NT - U17:1st Time Trial,Australian National Track Championships , NT - U17:1st Sprint,Australian National Track Championships , NT - U17:1stAustralian National Time Trial Championships , TAS - U17:1st Team TT,Australian National Time Trial Championships , TAS - U17;1994:1st Teams Pursuit Junior World Titles ECU
;1995:1st Individual Pursuit Junior World Titles ITA:1st Teams Pursuit Junior World Titles ITA:1st Individual Pursuit,
Australian National Track Championships , QLD - Junior:1st Teams Pursuit,Australian National Track Championships , QLD - Junior:1st Elimination Race,Australian National Track Championships , QLD - Junior:1st Points Race,Australian National Track Championships , QLD - Junior:1stAustralian National Time Trial Championships , ACT - Junior;1996:1st Teams Pursuit,
Australian National Track Championships , WA:4th Individual Pursuit,Australian National Track Championships , WA;1998:1st Teams Pursuit
1998 Commonwealth Games MAS:1st Individual Pursuit Track World Cup COL:1st Madison Track World Cup CAN:1st Teams Pursuit Track World Cup CAN:1st Teams Pursuit,Australian National Track Championships , SA:2nd Individual Pursuit1998 Commonwealth Games MAS1999:1st Teams Pursuit Track World Cup USA:1st Individual Pursuit,
Australian National Track Championships , WA:1st Teams Pursuit,Australian National Track Championships , WA:1st Individual Pursuit overall Track World Cup rankings:2nd Individual Pursuit Track World Cup COL;2000:1st Individual Pursuit,
Australian National Track Championships , NSW;2001:1st Stage 4
Tour Down Under AUS;2002 :1st Teams Pursuit World Titles DEN;:1st Teams Pursuit
2002 Commonwealth Games ENG (WR);:1st OverallTour of Tasmania TAS;2003:1st Team Pursuit World Championships GER - WR 3:57.28:1st Individual Pursuit, World Cup RSA:1st Prologue U23
Giro del Veneto ITA:1st Stage 4 U23 Giro del Veneto ITA:1stGiro del Capo RSA:1st Stage 5Ringerike Grand Prix :2nd Individual Pursuit World Titles GER:2nd OverallBrandenburg-Rundfahrt GER:2nd Stage 2Internationale Bayern Rundfahrt GER:2nd Australian Madison C'ships (withBrett Lancaster ):3rd Team Pursuit Track World Cup RSA;2004:1st
2004 Summer Olympic Games Team Pursuit GRE - WR 3:56.610:1st Team Pursuit World Titles AUS:1st Stage 1 IntlRheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt GER ;2005:4th Stage 1Dauphiné Libéré FRA;:4th Stage 1 Intl Bayern Rundfahrt GER;:7th Stage 1Tour de Romandie SUI;2006:1st Stage 4,
3 Länder-Tour , GERExternal links
* [http://www.luke-roberts.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/H_P_/Rider_Profiles/Male_Riders/Luke_Roberts.htm Cycling Australia profile]
* [http://www.team-csc.com/person_profiles.asp?p_id=78 Team CSC Profile]Persondata
NAME= Roberts, Luke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1977-01-25
PLACE OF BIRTH=Adelaide , Australia
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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