Michael Kukrle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1994 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 | |
Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Felt–Felbermayr.
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 
 - 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
- ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
 - ^ "GAZPROM-RUSVELO". UCI. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
 - ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
 - ^ "Elkov - Kasper". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
 - ^ "Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time". Archysport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
 - ^ "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.
 - ^ "Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo". RoadCycling.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
 - ^ Ryan, Barry; Ostanek, Daniel (1 March 2022). "UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
 - ^ "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
 - Michael Kukrle at ProCyclingStats
 - Michael Kukrle at Cycling Quotient
 - Michael Kukrle at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
 - Michael Kukrle at Olympedia