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Nickolas Zukowsky
Canadian road cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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