The year where loyal domestique Chris Harper could evolve into a contender

WILLUNGA AUSTRALIA JANUARY 20 Chris Harper of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla attacks during the 24th Santos Tour Down Under 2024 Stage 5 a 1293km stage from Christies Beach to Willunga Hill 372m on January 20 2024 in Willunga Hill Australia Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Chris Harper (Jayco-AlUla) on the attack as he worked in support of Simon Yates at the Tour Down Und✤༒er 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)

When this season started for Chris Harper in early January in Ballarat, there was no doubt he was the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:consummate loyal teammate as always but a supporting role that al🀅so in🌱cluded two runner–up positions at the Australian Road National Championships invited an obvious question – is this the year that the 29-year-old could also take some of the spotlight for himself? 

The rider from Adelaide has spent years burying himself for his teammates, first with Jumbo-Visma when he turned professional in 2020 and then, from 2023, with  Jayco-AlUla where one of his key m🐬issions has been supporting S⛎imon Yates at the Tour de France. That isn't expected to change, but other parts of his season may.

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 201𝔉5 her career focus also shiftꦕed to the sport.