Born in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

, Luke Parker (born 21 October 1993) is an Australian cyclist currently living in Ormond, Victoria. Representing Australia. he previously competed at the 2011 UCI Junior World Track Championships in

Moscow, Russia Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...

, where he and the team achieved 4th place in the Team Sprint event. In March 2012, he was the winner of Australia's most prestigious track cycling event, the

Austral Wheel Race The Austral Wheel Race is the oldest track bicycle race in the world still existing, stretching back to 1887. It is owned and run by AusCycling Victoria. The Austral race is Australia’s greatest track cycling event. It is held in Melbourne, ...

. In 2014 he was the winner of another prestigious track race, The Melbourne Cup on Wheels (MCOW) and became one of the few to win the Austral and MCOW double. Parker currently rides with .

Personal life

Parker attends

Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome. History Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamatio ...

(ACU) in

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...

and is studying for a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science.

Cycling History

In 2006, Parker took up cycling and joined Carnegie Caulfield, his local cycling club. Shortly after, in 2007, he gained entry into The Australian Sports Commission's National Talent ID Program (NTID), designed to foster young talent in cycling. In 2010, he was awarded a VIS scholarship.

Major results

Best Overall Records

* Australian Record Holder, U19 Flying 200m in a time of 10.165 seconds -

* 2011 Australian Championship & All Comers Record, Team Sprint - 46.457 sec on 06.02.2011 - Sydney, NSW Luke Parker, Jacob Schmid, Jaron Gardiner

2009

* Silver — U17 Victorian Junior Track Championships, Sprint * Bronze — U17 Victorian Junior Track Championships, Time Trial * Gold — U17 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint :''(Luke Parker, Evan Hull, Jaron Gardiner)''

2010

* Gold — U19 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint :(''Luke Parker, Nathan Corrigan-Martella, Maddison Hammond)''

2011

* Gold - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Team Sprint * Bronze - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Sprint * Bronze - U19 Australian National Track Championships, Keirin * 4th -

UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...

, Team Sprint :''(Luke Parker, Timothy McMillan, Rick Sanders)''

2012

* Winner,

2013

* Winner - Stage 2, Le Tour de Filipinas

2014

* Winner - 78th Edition
2014 Melbourne Cup on Wheels

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Luke 1993 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cyclists from Victoria (state) Australian track cyclists Victorian Institute of Sport alumni Sportsmen from Victoria (state)