Luke 'Thomas' Ockerby (born 17 May 1992) is an Australian cyclist from Ulverstone, Tasmania. Ockerby has so far won four Australian Junior Championships and many regional and interstate wheel races including the 2008 Devonport men's 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.
Early life Ockerby was born in Launceston and lived a childhood of frequent relocations. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania with his family.
Personal life Ockerby attended St Brendan-Shaw College in Devonport, Tasmania. 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.
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
2009 Gold - U17 National Track Championships, Sprint
2009 Silver - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race, Omnium.
2010 Gold - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race
2011 Silver - Senior Track Championships, Omnium
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