Luke Plapp overcomes bike swap to win elite men's Australian time trial title

Luke Plapp took the green and gold in the time trial as Jayco AlUla dominated
Luke Plapp took the green and gold in the time trial as Jayco AlUla dominated (Image credit: Con Chronis/AusCycling)

Luke Plapp led a clean sweep of the men's elite time trial podium for Jayco-AlUla at the Federation University Australian Road National Championships on Thursday, with the 23-year-old reclaiming the title even though he had to swap his bike due to a mechanical.

Chris Harper was second, 32 seconds back, while Michael Hepburn completed the podium, the only other rider within a minute. However, that's not where Jayco-AlUla's domination of the race against the clock ended with Kelland O'Brien also sweeping up fourth place.

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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