Up until late January, it seemed like nothing could stop Luke Plapp from having a first shot at the overall classification of a Grand Tour in the Giro d'Italia this May.
Having secured the time trial title at the Australian Championships for a third time and also instrumental in propelling his Jayco-AIUIa teammate Luke Durbridge to the road title just a few days later, the 24-year-old continued with a solid performance in the Tour Down Under, taking sixth overall.
