Luke Roberts OAM
Date of
birth: January 25 1977 (30 years old)
Born: Adelaide, South Australia
Lives: Walkerville, South Australia and Cologne, Germany
Height: 181cm
Weight: 71kg
Occupation: Professional cyclist
Club: Norwood CC
Professional team: Kuota Senges
Bike: Kuota
Longest distance on a bike: 305km
Career highlights: Gold medal, 2004 Athens Olympics (track cycling);
riding in the Tour de France
Ambitions for 2008: A gold medal at the Beijing Olympics
Tour Down Under appearances: 2008 will be my eighth
How do you prepare for the Tour? I’m from Adelaide, so I train around
the Adelaide hills and I do a lot of kilometres in November/December. In
early January, I start to do some more specific interval training in the
hills, to build up the extra power ready for the race
What do you hope to achieve in the Tour? A stage victory and a top
ten overall
Someone you look up to: My dad
Favourite music: Bits of everything
Favourite film: The Usual Suspects
Favourite food: Sauerbraten (a German roast)