Michael Kukrle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1994 Mohelnice, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Felt–Felbermayr |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014–2015 | TJ Favorit Brno |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2021 | Whirlpool–Author[1] |
| 2022 | Gazprom–RusVelo[2] |
| 2022 | Elkov–Kasper[3] |
| 2023– | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Felt–Felbermayr.
Career
[edit]Kukrle joined Whirlpool–Author in 2016 and stayed with the team until 2022.[4] In June 2021 he won the National Road race championship of the Czech Republic.[5] Kukrle rode in the road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined the early breakaway staying away for 180 km before finishing in 36th.[6] In October 2021 it was announced that Kukrle would join Gazprom–RusVelo from 2022 on a 2-year contract.[7] After Gazprom–RusVelo lost its UCI license and its riders lost their contracts on 1 March 2022, Kukrle was left without a job.[8] On 30 March 2022 it was announced he would re-join Elkov–Kasper.[9]
Major results
[edit]- 2015
- 1st
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
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 Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 5th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno
- 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
- 3rd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia
- 8th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 2022
- 1st Overall Tour du Pays de Montbéliard
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
- 1st Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Memoriał Jana Magiery
- 10th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 2
- 10th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
- 2023
- 1st
Mountains classification, Circuit des Ardennes - 2024
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO". UCI. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time". Archysport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Barry; Ostanek, Daniel (1 March 2022). "UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Kukrle could not race in the Russian team and did not receive a paycheck. And so he returns". Archysport. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Michael Kukrle at UCI
- Michael Kukrle at Cycling Archives
- Michael Kukrle at ProCyclingStats
- Michael Kukrle at Cycling Quotient
- Michael Kukrle at Olympedia
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