Luke Lamperti

Luke Lamperti
Lamperti in 2023
Personal information
Full nameLuciano Glenn Purdy Lamperti[1]
Born (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 (age 21)
Sebastopol, California[2]
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamSoudal–Quick-Step
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2018–2020Lux–Strading p/b Specialized
Professional teams
2021–2023Trinity Racing[3][4][5]
2024–Soudal–Quick-Step

Luciano "Luke" Lamperti (born December 31, 2002) is an American road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[6]

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.

  1. ^ "Lamperti, an Italian surname and a Yankee spirit". bici.pro. May 5, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Luke Lamperti | LUX Cycling". LUX Cycling. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Trinity Racing launches mountain bike program around Americans Christopher Blevins and Haley Batten". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. December 21, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Luke Lamperti". UCI. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Team - Trinity Racing". Trinity Racing. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Soudal Quick-Step". UCI.org. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Tyson, Jackie; Frattini, Kirsten (June 18, 2021). "Luke Lamperti takes surprise victory in crash-marred criterium at US Pro Road Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Luke Lamperti sprints to victory at 2021 U.S. national criterium championships". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Tyson, Jackie (June 19, 2021). "L39ION of Los Angeles' dominance ends in crash at US Pro Championships men's criterium". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Hood, Andrew (September 24, 2021). "UCI jury disqualifies USA's Luke Lamperti from U23 race". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lamperti, the American future of the Classics". UCI.org. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.