Michael Kukrle Explained
| Michael Kukrle |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Mohelnice, Czech Republic |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Time trialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Amateurteam1: | TJ Favorit Brno |
| Proyears1: | 2016–2021 |
| Proteam1: | [1] |
| Proyears2: | 2022 |
| Proteam2: | [2] |
| Proyears3: | 2022 |
| Proteam3: | [3] |
| Proyears4: | 2023– |
| Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics |
Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Career
Kukrle joined 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 from 2022 on a 2-year contract.[7] After 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 .[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
- 2024
2nd Road race, National Road Championships Notes and References
- Web site: Elkov - Kasper. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322003100/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14074/1000679/257. 22 March 2020.
- Web site: GAZPROM-RUSVELO . UCI . 30 December 2021.
- Web site: Elkov - Kasper. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 February 2022.
- Web site: Elkov - Kasper. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210207184944/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15306/1000679/276. 7 February 2021.
- Web site: Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time . Archysport . 30 December 2021 . 20 June 2021.
- Web site: Michael Kukrle: Výsledek z Tokia je skoro jako vítězství. Teď chci o stupeň výše . We Love Cycling - Česká republika . 30 December 2021 . cs-CZ . 8 August 2021.
- Web site: Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo . RoadCycling.cz . 30 December 2021 . cs-CZ.
- Web site: Ryan . Barry . Ostanek . Daniel . UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice' . cyclingnews.com . 3 June 2022 . en . 1 March 2022.
- Web site: Kukrle could not race in the Russian team and did not receive a paycheck. And so he returns . Archysport . 3 June 2022 . en . 30 March 2022.
