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Cyclist Luke Durbridge has joined fellow Australian Simon Gerrans in committing to ORICA-GreenEDGE, signing a new two-year deal that will see the 23-year-old ride with the team until the end of 2016.
Durbridge, a time-trial specialist and both a workhorse and winning rider for the team, started as a neo-pro in 2012 and was rewarded for his efforts with a call up to his first Tour de France in 2014.
“I’m really glad to have signed. I couldn’t have picked a better place to turn pro and my first seasons here have confirmed that this is the right team for me going onwards,” Durbridge said ahead of the time trial on the penultimate day of the Tour.
“I’m getting a lot of personal opportunities here and I’m able to work hard for my teammates to get some fantastic results.
“I feel at home on this team and it’s where I see my best possibilities to develop and grow as a rider,” says Durbridge.
The current Oceania road champion and national time trial championship silver medallist was a significant player in the ORICA-GreenEDGE’s stage one team time trial win at the Giro d’Italia earlier this year and is expected to play a crucial role in the world championship event in September.
Last year, Durbridge became the first rider to win the elite men’s road race and time trial at the Australian championships in the same year. The West Australian went on win the Duo Normand alongside Svein Tuft and was part of the silver medal winning team at the world team time trial championships.
“Durbo is an incredibly gifted athlete and a great rider to work with,” said ORICA-GreenEDGE sport director Matt White.
“He has a really big engine, is a world class time trialist and knows how to win races.
“His first years as a pro have been very successful and I find that often people tend to forget how young he still is. I think he still has a lot of potential that we will see unfold over the next years with us.”
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