Michael Kukrle

Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels.

Michael Kukrle
Personal information
Born (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994
Mohelnice, Czech Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2014–2015TJ Favorit Brno
Professional teams
2016–2021Whirlpool–Author[1]
2022Gazprom–RusVelo[2]
2022Elkov–Kasper[3]
2023–Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2021)

Career

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
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 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

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. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. "Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time". Archysport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. Ryan, Barry; Ostanek, Daniel (1 March 2022). "UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. "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.


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