Lucas Hamilton: I'm heading to the Tour de France with an open mindset

LEUKERBAD SWITZERLAND JUNE 10 Lucas Hamilton of Australia and Team Bikeexchange during the 84th Tour de Suisse 2021 Stage 5 a 1752km stage from Gstaad to Leukerbad 1385m UCIworldtour tds tourdesuisse on June 10 2021 in Leukerbad Switzerland Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Lucas Hamilton (Team BikeExchange) at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

With Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves targeting stages at this year’s Tour de France the onus for a top-level performance in the overall classification at Team BikeExchange rests on the young shoulders of Lucas Hamilton

Most 25-year-olds would find such a challenge somewhat daunting but the softly spoken Australian, who is also making his Tour de France debut, is ready to face the Tour head-on and give it his best shot.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.