Petr Vakoč
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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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Canyon Northwave[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who currently competes in gravel racing.
Career
2013
2013 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. His success continued when with ann overall victory 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
After Vakoč's successes in 2013, he was offered a contract with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. He finished 10th overall and won a stage at the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both the Czech National Road Race and Time Trial Championships.
2015
In 2015, Vakoč won the Czech National Road Race Championships, finished 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia, finishing 116th overall. Later that year, he claimed victory in the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his country’s most prominent races, and also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. Representing the Czech Republic at the European Games, Vakoč earned a bronze medal in the road race.
2016
Vakoč found success in one-day races during his fourth professional season, winning three notable events. He claimed victory at both the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic on consecutive days in February. In April, he secured the biggest win of his career at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. However, would prove to be his final professional victory.[7] He was later named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[8]
Injury and recovery
In January 2018, Vakoč and his teammate Laurens De Plus were injured during a training camp in South Africa when they were struck by a truck. Vakoč sustained multiple broken vertebrae, requiring spinal surgery and a lengthy recovery that included relearning how to walk.[7] After spending the remainder of 2018 recuperating, he returned to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.[9]
Alpecin–Fenix
Vakoč joined Alpecin–Fenix for the 2020 season.[10] He rode for the team in the 2021 Tour de France. In October 2021, he announced his retirement from professional road cycling at the age of 29, following the Giro del Veneto that month.[7] In February 2022, it was announced that Vakoč would join the UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave to compete in marathon mountain bike races.[6]
Major results
Gravel
- 2023
- UCI World Series
- 1st Świeradów-Zdrój
- 1st Berja
- 2nd Unbound Gravel 200
- 2nd SBT GRVL
- 6th European Championships
- 2024
- UCI World Series
- 1st La Monsterrato
- 2nd Suisse
- 2nd Champéry
- 3rd The Gralloch
- 3rd Hegau
- 3rd Girona
- 1st Overall Santa Vall
- 1st Prologue
- 1st The Traka 200
- 3rd Belgian Waffle Ride California
- 3rd MČR Gravel
- 2025
- 2nd Overall Sahara Gravel
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Santa Vall
- 2nd La Bescanonina
- 4th Sea Otter Classic
- 4th The Hills
Mountain bike
- 2022
- UCI Marathon Series
- 2nd Jelenia Góra
- 5th Marathon, UEC European Championships
Road
- 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 Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Sub-23
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 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
- 4th Memorial Jana Veselého
- 2014 (1 pro win)
- World University Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- National Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 2
- 2015 (3)
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 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
- 2016 (3)
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 1st La Drôme Classic
- 2nd Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Young rider classification
- 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
- 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
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Giro d'Italia | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | 118 |
| Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | ||||||
Classics results timeline
| 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
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022.
- ^ 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
- 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 the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Petr Vakoč at Olympedia
- Petr Vakoč at UCI