Personal information | |
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Born | Sebastopol, California[1] | 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[2][3][4] |
2024– | Soudal–Quick-Step |
Luke Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[5]
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.[6][7] In doing so, he became the youngest ever winner of the title.[8]
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.[9]
Lamperti originally raced motocross before switching to cycling at age 11.[1]
Lamperti's older brother, Gianni, is also a road cyclist, who won the 2019 United States National Junior Road Race Championships.[7]