Luke Mullis, who graduated from Notre Dame in May, is at the velodrome during the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships, which were held last week in Switzerland.
This year in Aigle, Luke raced the omnium (cycling equivalent of the decathlon), where the national champions of 28 countries and the best all-around track cyclists competed in six different disciplines to determine the best all-around junior track cyclist in the world for 2016.
Participation in the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships reached record levels this year, with more than 300 athletes from 43 countries – including an athlete from Brazil for the first time – registered to compete.
First on the race schedule for Mullis in the “worlds” was a 14 km (nine-mile elimination event) to reduce the number of competitors from 28 to 18. Mullis qualified by one point, after which he went on to set new personal records in the 1 km time trial (1 min, 7 seconds) and achieved a 10.9 flying lap, powering well over 40 mph for one lap of the velodrome. He eventually battled himself to a very credible 13th place finish, according to sources.
Mullis, who plans to attend Michigan State University in the fall and eventually pursue a law degree, returns to the states this week to compete at the USA Cycling Elite & Juniors Track Nationals in Trexlertown/Breinigsville, Pa., from July 29-31.
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