Chris Harper (cyclist)

Australian cyclist (born 1994)

Chris Harper
Harper at the 2019 Tour of Japan
Personal information
Full nameChris Harper
Born (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2016State of Matter MAAP Racing
2017–2018IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
2019Team BridgeLane
2020–2022Team Jumbo–Visma[1][2]
2023–Team Jayco–AlUla
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2022)

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] He then went on to finsish in the top 10 of both the New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Herald Sun Tour.[5] Beating James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships.[6][7]

Team Jumbo–Visma (2020 to 2022)

Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour Team Jumbo–Visma in 2020.[8] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour.[9] The team pulled out ahead of 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]

Team Jayco–AlUla (2023 to present)

He joined Team Jayco–AlUla on a two-year contract after three years with Team Jumbo–Visma.[12] Harper started 2024 of by placing second behind teammate Luke Plapp in both the National Road race and National Time trial championships.[13] During stage 4 of the 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]

2016
2nd Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
6th Road race, Oceania Road Championships
2017
6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2018 (1 pro win)
1st Overall UCI Oceania Tour
1st Road race, Oceania Road Championships
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour of Japan
1st Young rider classification
6th Overall Herald Sun Tour
7th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
2019 (2)
1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 4 & 5
1st Overall Tour of Japan
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 6
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
Oceanian Road Championships
3rd Road race
6th Time trial
4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
5th Overall Tour of Bihor
2020
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall UAE Tour
2022
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
9th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
2023
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Coppa Agostoni
2024
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Sources:[17]

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
Giro d'Italia DNF — — —
Tour de France — — — 16
Vuelta a España — — 33 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (7 January 2018). "Cycling Australia Road National Championships 2018: Elite men's road race Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (4 February 2018). "Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2018: Stage 4 Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Oceania Championships 2018: Elite Men Road Race Results". cyclingnews.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ^ Finch-Penninger, Jamie (4 October 2019). "Harper hits the big-time with Jumbo-Visma". SBS Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Becket, Adam (19 August 2022). "Jumbo-Visma power to Vuelta a España stage one team time trial victory". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  12. ^ Benson, Daniel (4 August 2022). "Chris Harper signs two-year contract with BikeExchange-Jayco". Velo. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  13. ^ Giuliani, Simone (5 March 2024). "The year where loyal domestique Chris Harper could evolve into a contender". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ Moultrie, James (18 April 2024). "'It was the same colour as the road' - Harper, O'Connor crash into kerb at Tour of the Alps". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Chris Harper". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Chris Harper". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Our eight riders for the Vuelta a Espana". Team Jumbo-Visma. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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