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 2007

Luke Roberts (born 25 January 1977) is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he resides both in Adelaide and in Cologne, 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 of Team CSC from 2005 to 2007. As a team and individual pursuit specialist, holding an Olympic gold medal and World record with the Australian Pursuit team at the 2004 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 the Australia Day Honours List. In 2002, 2003 and 2004 he was a World Champion Team 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 the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 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 with Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Bradley McGee, (Peter Dawson and Stephen 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 in Stuttgart 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 the Points race. Four year later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, 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 - U17:1st Australian 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:1st Australian 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 Pursuit 1998 Commonwealth Games MAS

1999:1st 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 Overall Tour 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:1st Giro del Capo RSA:1st Stage 5 Ringerike Grand Prix:2nd Individual Pursuit World Titles GER:2nd Overall Brandenburg-Rundfahrt GER:2nd Stage 2 Internationale Bayern Rundfahrt GER:2nd Australian Madison C'ships (with Brett 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 Intl Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt GER ;2005:4th Stage 1 Dauphiné Libéré FRA;:4th Stage 1 Intl Bayern Rundfahrt GER;:7th Stage 1 Tour de Romandie SUI

;2006:1st Stage 4, 3 Länder-Tour, GER

External 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=
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