Michael Kukrle

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Michael Kukrle
Personal information
Born (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 27)
Mohelnice, Czech Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamElkov–Kasper
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2014–2015TJ Favorit Brno
Professional teams
2016–2021Whirlpool–Author[1]
2022–Gazprom–RusVelo
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2021)

Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Gazprom–RusVelo.[2]

Career[]

Kukrle joined Whirlpool–Author in 2016 and stayed with the team until 2022.[3] In June 2021 he won the National Road race championship of the Czech Republic.[4] Kukrle rode in the road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined the early breakaway staying away for 180km before finishing in 36th.[5] In October 2021 it was announced that Kukrle would join Gazprom–RusVelo from 2022 on a 2 year contract.[6]

Major results[]

2015
1st Jersey magenta.svg Mountains classification Carpathian Couriers Race
2016
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Czech Republic
2017
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Okolo Jižních Čech
1st Stage 3 Czech Cycling Tour
2nd Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc
1st Prologue
2nd Croatia–Slovenia
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
3rd Overall Czech Cycling Tour
Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race
4th GP Slovakia
10th Kerékpárverseny
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2020
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
1st Stage 3
2021
1st MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1st
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
3rd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia
8th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt

References[]

  1. ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO". UCI. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time". Archysport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Michael Kukrle: Výsledek z Tokia je skoro jako vítězství. Teď chci o stupeň výše". We Love Cycling - Česká republika (in Czech). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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