Luke Durbridge wins Australian cycling national road race as three-time defending champ Luke Plapp gifts teammate win
ABCLuke Durbridge has won the Australian national men's road race title for the first time in 11 years, after being gifted the win by three-time defending champion Luke Plapp. With some of Australia's greatest and brightest riders, including Jay Vine, Chris Harper and former Giro d'Italia champion Jai Hindley all attacking off the front to try and close Durbridge down, his Jayco AlUla teammates shadowed and thwarted every attack. Youngster Stewart stuns elites Lucinda Stewart is the youngest elite women's road race champion since 2019. Stewart, of Liv AlUla Jayco's continental development team, won the 109km race in a four-up sprint ahead of former ARA-Skip Capital teammate Ella Simpson, Cassia Boglio and Katelyn Nicholson in two hours 46 minutes and 59 seconds.
History of this topic
Discover Related