Australian cyclist (born 1994)
Chris Harper (born 23 November 1994) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla .[ 3]
Career
Early career
Starting his second year at Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team , he opened the year by finishing third at the national road race championships behind two UCI WorldTour riders.[ 4] New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Herald Sun Tour .[ 5] James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships .[ 6] [ 7]
Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour Team Jumbo–Visma in 2020.[ 8] 2020 Giro d'Italia , his first Grand Tour.[ 9] stage 10 because team leader Steven Kruijswijk tested positive for COVID-19 . Harper was sitting 26th overall when the team pulled out after a string week of racing.[ 10]
At the 2022 Vuelta a España Harper's Team Jumbo–Visma won the opening Team time trial . This put his teammate Robert Gesink into the red leaders jersey while Harper sat third overall.[ 11]
He joined Team Jayco–AlUla on a two-year contract after three years with Team Jumbo–Visma .[ 12] Luke Plapp in both the National Road race and National Time trial championships.[ 13] Tour of the Alps Harper crashed heavily head-first into a lamp pole. He abandoned the race with a concussion after spending the first two stages in the top 10 overall.[ 14]
Major results
Sources:[ 15] [ 16]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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References
^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam" . Bianchi . Retrieved 2 January 2020 .^ "Jumbo-Visma" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021 .^ "Team Jayco–AlUla" . UCI . Retrieved 12 January 2023 .^ Woodpower, Zeb (7 January 2018). "Cycling Australia Road National Championships 2018: Elite men's road race Results" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ Woodpower, Zeb (4 February 2018). "Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2018: Stage 4 Results" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ "Chris Harper, James Whelan and Sarah Gigante claim gold on final day of 2018 Oceania Road Championships | Oceania Cycling Confederation" . oceaniacycling.org . 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024 .^ "Oceania Championships 2018: Elite Men Road Race Results" . cyclingnews.com . 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024 .^ Finch-Penninger, Jamie (4 October 2019). "Harper hits the big-time with Jumbo-Visma" . SBS Sport . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist" . ProCyclingStats . Retrieved 2 October 2020 .^ Benson, Daniel; Ryan, Barry (13 October 2020). "Jumbo-Visma pull out of Giro d'Italia to protect riders and staff after COVID-19 outbreak" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ Becket, Adam (19 August 2022). "Jumbo-Visma power to Vuelta a España stage one team time trial victory" . cyclingweekly.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ Benson, Daniel (4 August 2022). "Chris Harper signs two-year contract with BikeExchange-Jayco" . Velo . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ Giuliani, Simone (5 March 2024). "The year where loyal domestique Chris Harper could evolve into a contender" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ Moultrie, James (18 April 2024). " . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 . ^ "Chris Harper" . FirstCycling.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 .^ "Chris Harper" . www.procyclingstats.com . Retrieved 21 June 2024 .^ "Our eight riders for the Vuelta a Espana" . Team Jumbo-Visma . 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022 .
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