Darren Lapthorne Explained

Darren Lapthorne
Fullname:Darren Lapthorne
Birth Date:1983 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Height:1.81 m
Weight:68 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2005
Proyears1:2006–2007
Proyears2:2008
Proteam2:Sparkasse
Proyears3:2009–2010
Proyears4:2011–2015
Majorwins:National Road Race Championships (2007)

Darren Lapthorne (born 4 March 1983) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist.[1]

Career

Born in Melbourne, Lapthorne began his career in 2006 with the Australian Professional Team . 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 in 2009.

He retired from professional racing in 2016.[2]

Personal life

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

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Drapac Professional Cycling (DPC) - AUS. https://archive.today/20140201123244/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(pt4bhguhzqzqnuyvtwrrphnj))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3019. dead. 1 February 2014. 1 February 2014. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale.
    2. Web site: Darren Lapthorne retires from professional cycling. www.cyclingnews.com. 2019-01-12.
    3. Web site: Lapthorne to carry on for tragic sister. 2008-12-12. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-01-12.
    4. Web site: Lapthorne riding in Britt's memory . The Age . 2008-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230055514/http://news.theage.com.au/sport/lapthorne-riding-in-britts-memory-20081211-6wji.html . 30 December 2008 . dmy .
    5. Web site: Interview: Darren Lapthorne. British Cycling. en. 2019-01-12.
    6. Web site: Case 102: Britt Lapthorne. 2018-12-01. Casefile: True Crime Podcast. en-US. 2019-01-12.
    7. Web site: Frantic brother races to Croatia. Bradley. Seamus. 2008-09-28. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-01-12.
    8. Web site: Autopsy causes more pain for Lapthorne family. ABC News. 2008-10-14. 2020-04-07.
    9. Web site: Coroner to deliver open finding on backpacker Britt Lapthorne's death. 2015-04-16. ABC News. en-AU. 2019-01-12.
    10. Web site: Partridge proves too good for his Ryedale Grand Prix rivals. 7 June 2010 . . 26 July 2015.

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