Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who rides for UCI Mountain Bike team Canyon Northwave.[6]
.JPG) Vakoč at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Petr Vakoč | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Vaki[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1992[2] Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Canyon Northwave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | ASC Dukla Praha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Centre Mondial du Cyclisme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | CC Etupes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Etixx–IHNed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Alpecin–Fenix[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Canyon Northwave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| One-day races and Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2013
edit2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for Etixx–IHNed, the development team of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. Vakoč's success continued when he won overall in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23, the under 23 version of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. In August Vakoč won the 1.2 event Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, five seconds ahead of Josef Hosek.
2014
editAfter Vakoč's successes in 2013, he was granted a contract for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. He finished 10th overall and won a stage of the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both his nation's road race and time trial championship.
2015
editIn 2015, Vakoč won the National Road Race Championships 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. Vakoč finished the race in 116th place overall. Vakoč earned yet another victory when he won the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his nation's biggest cycling races. He also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. He competed for his nation at the European Games, earning a bronze medal in the road race.
2016
editVakoč celebrated success in one day races during his fourth professional season, winning three major races; he won the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic over successive days in February. In April, he booked his biggest victory yet at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. However, that would turn out to be his final professional win.[7] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[8]
Injury and recovery
editIn January 2018, Vakoč and team-mate Laurens De Plus suffered injuries whilst at a training camp in South Africa when they were hit by a truck: Vakoč sustained several broken vertebrae, which led to him undergoing spinal surgery and having to learn to walk again.[7] After spending 2018 recovering, he made his return to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.[9]
Alpecin–Fenix
editVakoč joined Alpecin–Fenix for the 2020 season.[10] He rode for the team in the 2021 Tour de France. In October 2021 he announced that he would retire from competition at the age of 29 after the Giro del Veneto that month.[7] The following February, Vakoč was announced to be a rider for UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave, competing in marathon mountain bike races.[6]
Major results
editGravel
edit- 2023
- UCI World Series
- 1st Świeradów-Zdrój
- 1st Berja
- Unbound Gravel
- 2nd 200 Mile
Mountain bike
edit- 2022
- UCI Marathon Series
- 2nd Jelenia Góra
- 5th Marathon, UEC European Championships
Road
edit- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 5th Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno
- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Championships - 2013
- 1st
Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Sub-23
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
- 2nd
Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2nd Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 4th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 4th Memorial Jana Veselého
- 2014
- World University Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- National Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 2
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 3rd
Road race, European Games - 7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2016
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 1st La Drôme Classic
- 2nd Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- National Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 5th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2017
- National Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 10th Overall BinckBank Tour
- 2019
- National Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2020
- 3rd Road race, National Championships
- 6th Paris–Tours
- 9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2021
- 10th La Drôme Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
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— | 118 | — | — | — | — | 118 |
 Vuelta a España
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Did not contest during his career | ||||||
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | |||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 73 | DNF | 148 | — | 94 | 39 | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 53 | 53 | — | — | DNF | 52 | DNF |
| Classic | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | 5 | 27 | — | 60 | DNF | 15 |
| Brabantse Pijl | 34 | 61 | 1 | 2 | — | 27 | 39 | DNF |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 122 | 107 | 126 | — | 87 | 41 | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 32 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | Not held | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 13 | — | 52 | 13 | — | — | ||
| Paris–Tours | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Petr Vakoc". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "ProCyclingStats". www.procyclingstats.com. [dead link]
- ^ Torrego, José María (23 December 2018). "El Deceuninck Quick Step busca no sucumbir del cetro mundial del ciclismo en 2019" [The Deceuninck Quick Step seeks not to succumb from the cycling world title in 2019]. La Guía del Ciclismo (in Spanish). Digipress Ibérica SL. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Petr Vakoc verruilt wegfiets voor mountainbike" [Petr Vakoc exchanges road bicycle for mountain bike]. WielerFlits.nl (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Bonville-Ginn, Tim (12 October 2021). "Petr Vakoč retires from cycling at the age of 29 after successful injury comeback". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ Brown, Gregor (28 January 2019). "Petr Vakoc racing again after horror crash". VeloNews. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Corendon-Circus team become Alpecin-Fenix". cyclingnews.com. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
edit- Petr Vakoč at UCI
- Petr Vakoč at Cycling Archives
- Petr Vakoč at ProCyclingStats
- Petr Vakoč at Cycling Quotient
- Petr Vakoč at CycleBase
- Petr Vakoč at UCI
