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American racing cyclist (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luciano "Luke" Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Luciano Glenn Purdy Lamperti[1] |
Born | Sebastopol, California[2] | December 31, 2002
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2018–2020 | Lux–Strading p/b Specialized |
Professional teams | |
2021–2023 | Trinity Racing[3][4][5] |
2024– | Soudal–Quick-Step |
On June 18, 2021, at the age of 18, Lamperti avoided several crashes in the final lap to take a surprise victory at the United States National Criterium Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee.[7][8] In doing so, he became the youngest ever winner of the title.[9]
He competed in the under-23 road race at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, where he originally finished 10th, but was disqualified afterwards by the UCI jury due to allegedly causing a Belgian rider to crash earlier in the race.[10]
Lamperti had a successful 2023 season, winning the National Criterium Championships a second time as well as the Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic and three stages of the Tour of Japan among other races. These results caught the attention of UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step, who signed him for the following season on a two-year contract.[11] In his first race with the team, he finished third at the Trofeo Ses Salines-Felanitx, followed up by a second place at the Muscat Classic two weeks later.
Lamperti originally raced motocross before switching to cycling at age 11.[2]
Lamperti's older brother, Gianni, is also a road cyclist, who won the 2019 United States National Junior Road Race Championships.[8]
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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