# Chris Harper (cyclist)

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

## Career
### Early career

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. He then went on to finsish in the top 10 of both the New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Herald Sun Tour. Beating James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships.

### Team Jumbo–Visma (2020–2022)

Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour Team Jumbo–Visma in 2020. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour. 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.
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.

### Team Jayco–AlUla (2023–present)

He joined Team Jayco–AlUla on a two-year contract after three years with Team Jumbo–Visma. Harper started 2024 of by placing second behind teammate Luke Plapp in both the National Road race and National Time trial championships. 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.

## Major results

Sources:

### 2016

    2nd Road race, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
    6th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

### 2017

    6th Overall Tour de Langkawi

### 2018 (1 pro win)

    1st Overall UCI Oceania Tour
    1st Road race, Oceania Road Championships
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    4th Overall Tour of Japan
       1st Young rider classification
    6th Overall Herald Sun Tour
    7th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic

### 2019 (2)

    1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
       1st Points classification
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 4 & 5
    1st Overall Tour of Japan
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 6
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    Oceanian Road Championships
       3rd Road race
       6th Time trial
    4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
    5th Overall Tour of Bihor

### 2020

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2021

    4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Overall UAE Tour

### 2022

    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
    9th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour

### 2023

    5th Time trial, National Road Championships
    5th Coppa Agostoni

### 2024

    National Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       2nd Road race
    6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

### 2025

    National Road Championships
       4th Time trial
       5th Road race
    6th Overall Tour of Oman

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Sources:
| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 16 | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | 33 | — | DNF |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |