Ben O’Connor to replace injured Luke Plapp on Australian team for Olympic Games road race

Australia has announced that an injured Luke Plapp will be replaced by Ben O’Connor in the men’s road race at the Olympic Games on Saturday August 3.

Plapp, who crashed in the men’s individual time trial on Saturday and had abdominal surgery later that night, was set to race alongside Simon Clarke in a support role for Michael Matthews, but he remains in hospital following the hard fall, necessitating a change of plan.