Nickolas Zukowsky

Nickolas Zukowsky (born 3 June 1998) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.^[2][3]

Nickolas Zukowsky

Zukowsky at the 2023 Tour of Norway
Personal information
Full name	Nickolas Zukowsky[1]
Born	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Team information
Current team	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder[1]
Professional teams
2017–2018	Silber Pro Cycling Team
2019	Floyd's Pro Cycling
2020–2022	Rally Cycling
2023–	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Career

In 2016, Zukowsky began his professional cycling career independently despite not owning a road bike the year prior.^[4] He placed fourth overall in the Tour de l'Abitibi, won a stage of the Ronde des Vallées, and finished fifth in the Killington Stage Race's first stage. He also competed in the National Junior Road Race Championships, placing third.^[5] Silber Pro Cycling Team signed Zukowsky following the 2016 cycling season, making him the first 18-year-old to be on the team.^[6]

In 2017, Zukowsky gained his first win in his cycling career, winning first overall in the Tucson Bicycle Classic. After Silber Pro Cycling went defunct, he signed with Floyd's Pro Cycling.^[7]

2019 was a breakout year for Zukowsky, winning first in road race for the National Under-23 Road Championships, first overall for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay,^[8] along with other significant finishes such as third overall in the Tour de Beauce and the Tour of the Gila.^[9][10]

In 2020, Zukowsky signed with Rally Cycling but did not have any significant results that year.^[11][12] In 2021, he placed fourth overall in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.^[13]

In 2022, Zukowsky almost won his first UCI ProSeries race, the Maryland Cycling Classic, but was edged out by Belgian racer Sep Vanmarcke by less than a second to earn his first UCI ProSeries win.^[14] He also placed fourth in the Grand Prix Criquielion.^[15] After the 2022 cycling season, Zukowsky signed with the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.^[16]

In 2023, Zukowsky gained his first major national win by winning the road race in the National Road Championships.^[17]

Major results

2016

3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

4th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi

2017

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

4th Time trial, Canada Summer Games

5th Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic

2018

1st Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic

2nd Boise Twilight Criterium

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

8th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic

2019

1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay

1st Points classification

1st Young rider classification

2nd Boise Twilight Criterium

2nd Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic

3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

3rd Overall Tour de Beauce

1st Young rider classification

3rd Overall Tour of the Gila

1st Young rider classification

9th Chrono Kristin Armstrong

2021

4th Vuelta a Castilla y León

2022

2nd Maryland Cycling Classic

4th Grand Prix Criquielion

2023

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

References

1. "Nickolas Zukowsky – Human Powered Health". Human Powered Health. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "Transfer for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
3. "Nickolas Zukowsky". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
4. Milton, Steve (14 October 2016). "Things happen fast, when you're fast". The Hamilton Spectator. p. S1. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. Tremblay, Philippe (26 June 2016). "Full results from the 2016 men's elite and under-23 Canadian championships road race". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
6. Tremblay, Philippe (23 August 2016). "Silber Pro Cycling sign 18-year-old Nick Zukowsky for 2017". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
7. Tremblay, Philippe (11 December 2018). "Floyd Landis' cycling team announces first signings, new team name and bike sponsor". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
8. Boivin, William (16 June 2019). "Nickolas Zukowsky tient bon et remporte le Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay". journaldemontreal.com (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
9. Tremblay, Philippe (6 May 2019). "James Piccoli wins the 2019 Tour of the Gila". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
10. "Hectic final stage of Tour de Beauce rattles the Canadians". cyclingmagazine.ca. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
11. McFarlane, Scott (4 September 2019). "Nick Zukowsky Signs with Rally UHC for 2020". Floyd's Pro Cycling. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
12. "Rally UHC adds Bassett and Zukowsky". CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
13. Mateus Rosas, Diego (29 July 2021). "Matis Louvel vence en solitario en la Vuelta a Castilla y León". revistamundociclistico.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
14. Weislo, Laura (5 September 2022). "Sep Vanmarcke wins breakaway sprint to claim victory at Maryland Cycling Classic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
15. Hansen, Matt (21 March 2022). "Pier-André Côté wins GP Criquielion". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
16. Hansen, Matt (4 November 2022). "Nickolas Zukowsky to ride with new Q36.5 ProTeam in 2023". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
17. Jones, Rob (26 June 2023). "Nick Zukowsky wins elite men's Canadian Road National Championship". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

External links

• Nickolas Zukowsky at UCI
• Nickolas Zukowsky at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Nickolas Zukowsky at ProCyclingStats
• Nickolas Zukowsky at Cycling Quotient