Surgery hiatus forces Australian to rethink targets in opening Grand Tour of season after planned lead in curtailed ...

National champion Luke Plapp finishes last after a crash on the second stage of the Giro d'Italia, while Jay Vine powers ...

Luke Plapp and Ethan Hayter likely expected more from the first day in Albania after seeing the Giro d’Italia route and ...

Mats Pedersen is back in pink at the Giro d'Italia while Australia's hopes avoided any more mishaps on the roads as the race ...

But while Vine rebounded magnificently from a first-stage spill which he had feared might prevent him from lining up in Albania on Saturday, his compatriot Luke Plapp, the national time trial ...

Australian cycling star Luke Plapp hopes his Grand Tour role one day is well above his duties this month at the Giro d'Italia ...

Ill-starred Luke Plapp has made a triumphant return to the saddle in Greece with a terrific stage win in his first race since undergoing wrist surgery.

Luke Plapp is biding his time, well aware that the road to Grand Tour glory is usually paved with struggle and setbacks.