Luke Lamperti
Hometown
Sebastopol, California, USA
Date of birth
31 December 2002
Language
English
Nickname
Lucky Luke
American powerhouse Luke Lamperti packs a fast sprint and all of the toughness of a seasoned classics racer. Going into his third year in the WorldTour and his first with EF Education-EasyPost, the 23-year-old from Santa Rosa, California, already has six wins to his name, including a stage victory at the Czech Tour. Luke has podiumed in Belgian one-day races like Danilith Nokere Koers and the Bredene Koksijde Classic and dreams of winning monuments.
Luke raced motocross bikes before he switched to pedal power. As a kid, he started cycling to get stronger for dirt bike races and was thrilled by the freedom he discovered exploring his home roads. Luke’s motocross skills, determination, and strength led him to the front of the USA’s most competitive youth races. He was soon competing for one of the top junior teams in the country and traveling to Europe to race with the American national team. Results like his top 10 at Paris-Roubaix Juniors earned him a spot on Trinity Racing, where he rode with future EF Education-EasyPost teammates Ben Healy, Max Walker, and Lukas Nerurkar.
Luke is the kind of rider who can go for results on a wide range of terrain, from hilly, windy spring classics to summer stage races. His favorite races will always be the classics, though. He comes into his own on windswept cobbles and can’t wait to smash it up Belgium’s bergs with our classics squad alongside fellow Americans, Neilson Powless and Colby Simmons.
To achieve his bike racing dreams, Luke knows he needs to focus on the process. With our team, he is confident that he will have all of the support he needs to compete with the very best.
Questions & Answers
If you could time travel, what date/year would you visit and why?
I’d go to 1950 to see what life was like before modern technology.
Who is the person you most admire and why?
My older brother, for showing me the way when we were young.
When you stop at a petrol station mid-ride, what do you get?
Starbucks DoubleShot and a Cinnabon (in the U.S.).
What is your favorite climb?
Sweetwater in California — I grew up training on it.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
Japan, because it’s one of my favorite places I’ve visited.