Lucas Plapp (born 25 December 2000) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is an alumnus of Maribyrnong Sports Academy, class of 2018.
Career
Junior career
In August 2018, Plapp won the points race as well as the Madison with Blake Quick at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. Plapp also placed 2nd to Remco Evenepoel in the time trial at the 2018 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. Plapp is part of the AusCycling High Performance Podium Academy and was selected to compete in the Team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won the bronze medal.
Professional career
Plapp rode as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam in 2021 before joining them full-time in 2022. On 16 January 2022, he won the Australian National Road Race Championships after chasing down and passing James Whelan with under left, before finishing solo. Plapp made his World tour debut in February 2022 at the UAE Tour where he rode in support of teammate Adam Yates who finished 2nd overall. Plapp himself managed his first World Tour top 5 on the 7th and final stage to Jebal Hafeet in which he finished in 5th place, 16 seconds behind winner Tadej PogaÃÂar.
Major results
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Road
2017
7th Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
2018
1st Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2019
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
5th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
2020
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2021 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st Time trial, National Championships
2nd Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2022 <small>(1)</small>
1st Road race, National Championships
3rd Team relay, UCI World Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Norway
Commonwealth Games
:5th Time trial
:6th Road race
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
2023 <small>(1)</small>
1st Road race, National Championships
2nd Overall UAE Tour
2024 <small>(2)</small>
National Championships
:1st Time trial
:1st Road race
6th Overall ParisâÂÂNice
Giro d'Italia
:Held after Stage 7
2025 <small>(3)</small>
UCI World Championships
:1st Team relay
:7th Time trial
National Championships
:1st Time trial
:2nd Road race
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 2 International Tour of Hellas
6th Overall Tour Down Under
7th Clásica de San Sebastián
2026
2nd Road race, National Championships
3rd Overall UAE Tour
3rd Muscat Classic
General classification results timeline
Track
2018
UCI World Junior Championships
:1st Points race
:1st Madison (with Blake Quick)
:3rd Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
:1st Team pursuit
:1st Scratch
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
2019
National Championships
:1st Individual pursuit
:1st Team pursuit
:3rd Points race
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Brisbane
2021
3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Madison, National Championships (with Jensen Plowright)
2022
3rd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
References
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