Karel Vacek (born 9 September 2000) is a Czech racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH.[10] His younger brother Mathias is also a cyclist.
 Vacek at the 2023 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karel Vacek |
| Born | 9 September 2000 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Burgos BH |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2017–2018 | Team F.lli Giorgi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2019 | Hagens Berman Axeon[1] |
| 2020 | Team Colpack–Ballan[2] |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka Assos[3][4] |
| 2022 | Tirol KTM Cycling Team[5][6][7] |
| 2023 | Team Corratec[8][9] |
| 2024– | Burgos BH |
Major results
edit- 2017
- 2nd Montichiari–Roncone
- 4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2018
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- Giro della Lunigiana
- 1st Stage 1b (ITT) & Stage 3
- 1st Trofeo Citta di Loano
- 2nd Saarland Trofeo
- 3rd Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
- 4th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla-La Piccola Sanremo
- 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 5th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stage 3
- 2022
- 7th Overall Grand Prix Jeseníky
- 2024
- 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2023 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
84 |
 Tour de France
|
— |
 Vuelta a España
|
— |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Roompot-Charles sign Boy Van Poppel, Lammertink - News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
U23 development team Hagens Berman Axeon have added their first new rider to the 2019 roster, announcing on Thursday that the US Pro Continental team have signed 18-year-old Karel Vacek from the Czech Republic.
- ^ "Team Colpack Ballan". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Qhubeka Assos add Wisniowski, Sean Bennett and 20-year-old Evenepoel rival Karel Vacek". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Matějka, Marek (31 October 2021). "Karel Vacek přestupuje do týmu Tirol KTM". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "TIROL KTM CYCLING TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Karel Vacek - Ride with passion". ridewithpassion.tirol. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Matějka, Marek (6 December 2022). "Karel Vacek by měl posílit druhodivizní Corratec". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "TEAM members". toscanafactoryteam.com/ (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
edit- Karel Vacek at Cycling Archives
- Karel Vacek at ProCyclingStats
- Karel Vacek at Cycling Quotient
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