Luke Ockerby
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Luke 'Thomas' Ockerby is an Australian cyclist from Ulverstone Tasmania born on the 17th of May 1992 (aged 16). Ockerby has so far won four Australian Junior Championships and many regional and interstate wheel races including the 2008 Devonport mens Wheel Race , 2009 Mersey Wheel Race and the prestigious Austral Wheel Race
in 2011 and represented Australia at the 2009 Youth Olympics .Ockerby currently rides with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (T.I.S) . Also Ockerby rides off the mark of scratch in wheel races, achieving the feat at the age of 17.
and lived a childhood of frequent relocation's. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter
. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania
with his family.
in Devonport, Tasmania
, he is currently in year 12. In his spare time Ockerby enjoys playing golf
and mountain bike riding. In 2006 Ockerby broke his back in a mountain biking accident and made a full recovery within a year.
Austral Wheel Race
The Austral Wheel Race is the oldest track bicycle race in the world still existing, stretching back to 1887. The Austral race is Australia’s greatest track cycling event. It is held in Melbourne, riders assigned handicaps according to ability over a series of heats. The finals are run over...
in 2011 and represented Australia at the 2009 Youth Olympics .Ockerby currently rides with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (T.I.S) . Also Ockerby rides off the mark of scratch in wheel races, achieving the feat at the age of 17.
Early life
Ockerby was born in LauncestonLaunceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
and lived a childhood of frequent relocation's. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter
Exeter, Tasmania
Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Exeter had a population of 339....
. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
with his family.
Personal life
Ockerby attends St Brendan-Shaw CollegeSt Brendan-Shaw College
St Brendan-Shaw College is a co-educational Catholic college for students in grades 7–12. It is located in Devonport on the North-West Coast of Tasmania in Australia. The college has around about 700 students.-History:...
in Devonport, Tasmania
Devonport, Tasmania
-Sport:The Devonport Football Club is an Australian Rules team competing in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The Devonport Rugby Club is a Rugby Union team competing in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League...
, he is currently in year 12. In his spare time Ockerby enjoys playing golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and mountain bike riding. In 2006 Ockerby broke his back in a mountain biking accident and made a full recovery within a year.
2007
- Gold - National Junior Track Championships, Sprint
- Bronze - National Jnr Track Championships, TS, TT, Scratch
2008
- Gold - Tasmanian Schoolboys Championship
- Gold - Tasmanian Road Championship
- Silver - Tasmanian Road TT Championship
- Bronze - Tasmanian Criterium Championship
- Silver - U17 National Track Championships, Scratch Race
- Bronze - U17 National Track Championships, TP, TT, IP