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Simone Giuliani

Luke Plapp returns from Olympic Games injury at the Tour of Guangxi

Australia's Lucas Plapp prepares to take the start of the men's road cycling individual time trial during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP).

Luke Plapp hasn't pinned a number on since the time trial crash in Paris that left him having to bow out of two big season goals – the Olympic Games and the Road World Championships – but after three months of recovery, he will get to pin on a number in the WorldTour again before the season is out.

The Jayco-AlUla rider will be chasing the general classification at the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, hoping to finish yet another year of international racing in the green and gold jersey of the Australian champion on a high note.

"I’m really excited to be back racing and in the peloton," said Plapp in a team media release on his return from the late July crash, in which he slid under a barrier fence requiring surgery due to the injuries he sustained to his abdomen. 

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