Luka Turkulov (born 31 October 2003) is a Serbian road cyclist, who rides for Slovenian UCI Continental team Sava Kranj Cycling.[1][2]

Luka Turkulov
Turkulov at the 2022 Serbian national time trial championships
Personal information
Born (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 21)
Serbia
Team information
Current teamSava Kranj Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
2022–Cycling Team Kranj

He won the 2022 Serbian national under-23 time trial championship and placed second in the elite road race[3][4] behind Dušan Rajović. He was also the fastest at the National Championship 2022 for the best hill climber in ELITE category in Serbia BSS In 2022, he started more than 39[5] UCI races as one of the youngest cyclists.

Turkulov entered the world of cycling in April 2021, when he joined the Serbian national team.[5] Before that, he did Judo and Sambo (martial art) for 11 years.[6][7]

Major results

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Sources:[8][9][10][11][12]

2023
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd Night Criterium Kranj 2023 (55 GP KRANJ)
2022
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Hill-climb, National Road Championships
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
5th Time trial
9th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc
2023
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Stage 3 Tour of Albania
National Road Championships
4th Road race
4th Time trial
 
Turkulov on the podium of the 2022 Serbian National Road Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "EKIPE – Kolesarski klub Kranj".
  2. ^ "Startlist for Tour of Albania 2022". www.procyclingstats.com.
  3. ^ "Serbian cycling championship - road race: Dušan Rajović won the double crown". Dnevnik.
  4. ^ "National Championships Serbia - Road Race 2022 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com.
  5. ^ a b "Luka Turkulov". FirstCycling.com.
  6. ^ "Srbija sa 40 predstavnika dočekuje najbolje sambiste sveta". u-klinchu.rs (in Serbian). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Iponseinage Koga Style with Luka Turkulov". YouTube (in Serbian). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Luka Turkulov". www.procyclingstats.com.
  9. ^ "Prvenstvo Srbije u ciklo-krosu | Biciklistički Savez Srbije" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  10. ^ "BOJANA I LUKA BLISTALI NA HRONOMETRU". bss.rs. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. ^ "PRVENSTVO SRBIJE DRUMSKI BICIKLIZAM - Beranovac 2022" (PDF). bss.rs (in Serbian). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ^ "PRVENSTVO SRBIJE POJEDINAČNI HRONOMETAR - Erdevik 2022" (PDF). bss.rs (in Serbian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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