Darren Lapthorne (born 4 March 1983) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Lapthorne |
| Born | 4 March 1983 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005 | MG Xpower–BigPond |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Drapac–Porsche |
| 2008 | Sparkasse |
| 2009–2010 | Rapha Condor |
| 2011–2015 | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2007) | |
Career edit
Born in Melbourne, Lapthorne began his career in 2006 with the Australian Professional Team Drapac–Porsche. In his first year, he won the road race of the Teams Road Championships. He also finished third in one stage of the Herald Sun Tour. In January 2007 he achieved his greatest success by winning the Australian National Road Race Championships. He rode for the German Team Sparkasse in 2008 and for British team Rapha Condor in 2009.
He retired from professional racing in 2016.[2]
Personal life edit
In December 2008, Lapthorne returned to competition after 2 months out[3] following the much-publicised 18 September 2008 disappearance and death of his younger sister, Britt (born 1987), while she was backpacking in Dubrovnik, Croatia.[4][5] During this time, Lapthorne was heavily involved in the early informal efforts to identify her whereabouts,[6][7] and for helping to expose the lack of attention given to the case by local police. In late 2008, he assisted in the repatriation of her remains to Australia[8] and also attended the subsequent state coroner's hearing in 2015.[9]
Major results edit
- 2005
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of the Murray River
- 2006
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Korea
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Gippsland
- 2007
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Overall De Bortoli Tour
- 1st Stages 1a & 2
- 1st Melle
- 1st Stage 1b Tour of the Southern Grampians
- 1st Stage 1 Mersey Valley Tour
- 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 5
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Geelong Bay Classic Series, Geelong
- 2009
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Beauce
- 2010
- 2nd Ryedale Grand Prix[10]
- 2013
- 8th Overall Tour of Japan
- 10th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 2014
- 3rd Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
References edit
- ^ "Drapac Professional Cycling (DPC) - AUS". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Darren Lapthorne retires from professional cycling". www.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Lapthorne to carry on for tragic sister". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Lapthorne riding in Britt's memory". The Age. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Interview: Darren Lapthorne". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Case 102: Britt Lapthorne". Casefile: True Crime Podcast. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Bradley, Seamus (28 September 2008). "Frantic brother races to Croatia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Autopsy causes more pain for Lapthorne family". ABC News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Coroner to deliver open finding on backpacker Britt Lapthorne's death". ABC News. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Partridge proves too good for his Ryedale Grand Prix rivals". Yorkshire Post. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links edit
- Darren Lapthorne at ProCyclingStats
- Darren Lapthorne at Cycling Archives
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