Chris Harper

Harper at the 2019 Tour of Japan
Personal information
Full name	Chris Harper
Born	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Jayco–AlUla
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2016	State of Matter MAAP Racing
2017–2018	IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
2019	Team BridgeLane
2020–2022	Team Jumbo–Visma[1][2]
2023–	Team Jayco–AlUla
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 TTT stage (2022)

Chris Harper (born 23 November 1994) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.^[3]

Starting his second year at Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team, he opened the year by finishing third at the national road race championships behind two UCI WorldTour riders.^[4] He then went on to finsish in the top 10 of both the New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Herald Sun Tour.^[5] Beating James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships.^[6][7]

Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour Team Jumbo–Visma in 2020.^[8] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour.^[9] The team pulled out ahead of stage 10 because team leader Steven Kruijswijk tested positive for COVID-19. Harper was sitting 26th overall when the team pulled out after a string week of racing.^[10]

At the 2022 Vuelta a España Harper's Team Jumbo–Visma won the opening Team time trial. This put his teammate Robert Gesink into the red leaders jersey while Harper sat third overall.^[11]

He joined Team Jayco–AlUla on a two-year contract after three years with Team Jumbo–Visma.^[12] Harper started 2024 of by placing second behind teammate Luke Plapp in both the National Road race and National Time trial championships.^[13] During stage 4 of the Tour of the Alps Harper crashed heavily head-first into a lamp pole. He abandoned the race with a concussion after spending the first two stages in the top 10 overall.^[14]

Sources:^[15][16]

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Grand Tour	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Giro d'Italia	DNF	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	16	DNF
Vuelta a España	—	—	33	—	DNF

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