Michael Kukrle

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

Michael Kukrle

Personal information
Born	(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30) 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 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

2024

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

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.

External links

• Michael Kukrle at UCI
• Michael Kukrle at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Michael Kukrle at ProCyclingStats
• Michael Kukrle at Cycling Quotient
• Michael Kukrle at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)