Lucy Delbridge
Happy birthday to Australia’s Lucy Delbridge, a Victorian racer with one of the more intriguing profiles in the country: seventh on the entire Australian open list in the 1000 metres, with a 2:55.43 that puts her among the nation’s very best at the distance regardless of age. She pairs it with legitimate one-lap speed — a 55.94 400m that ranked her in the national U18 top 15 — a combination that makes her a nightmare across the middle-distance card: too fast for the endurance racers, too strong for the sprinters.
Nineteen today, with the range still widening in both directions.
Happy birthday, Lucy — may this year be fast at every distance! 🎂🎁🎉🫶🫶🇦🇺