Karel Vacek Explained

Karel Vacek
Fullname:Karel Vacek
Birth Date:9 September 2000
Birth Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Height:1.78 m
Weight:60 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2017–2018
Amateurteam1:Team F.lli Giorgi
Proyears1:2019
Proteam1:[1]
Proyears2:2020
Proteam2:[2]
Proyears3:2021
Proteam3:[3] [4]
Proyears4:2022
Proteam4:[5] [6] [7]
Proyears5:2023
Proteam5:[8] [9]
Proyears6:2024–

Karel Vacek (born 9 September 2000) is a Czech racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[10] His younger brother Mathias is also a cyclist.

Major results

2017
  • 2nd Montichiari–Roncone
  • 4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 3
    2018
  • National Junior Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
  • Giro della Lunigiana
  • 1st Stage 1b (ITT) & Stage 3
  • 1st Trofeo Citta di Loano
  • 2nd Saarland Trofeo
  • 3rd Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
  • 4th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla-La Piccola Sanremo
  • 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
  • 5th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
  • 1st Stage 3
    2022
  • 7th Overall Grand Prix Jeseníky
    2024
  • 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2023
    Giro d'Italia84
    Tour de France—
    Vuelta a España—
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Roompot-Charles sign Boy Van Poppel, Lammertink - News Shorts. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 October 2018. 19 January 2019. U23 development team Hagens Berman Axeon have added their first new rider to the 2019 roster, announcing on Thursday that the US Pro Continental team have signed 18-year-old Karel Vacek from the Czech Republic..
    2. Web site: Team Colpack Ballan. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510134206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257. 10 May 2020.
    3. Web site: Team Qhubeka Assos. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279. 2 January 2021.
    4. News: Qhubeka Assos add Wisniowski, Sean Bennett and 20-year-old Evenepoel rival Karel Vacek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 November 2020. 27 November 2020.
    5. Web site: Matějka . Marek . Karel Vacek přestupuje do týmu Tirol KTM . RoadCycling.cz . 6 March 2022 . cs . 31 October 2021.
    6. Web site: TIROL KTM CYCLING TEAM . UCI . 6 March 2022.
    7. Web site: Karel Vacek - Ride with passion . ridewithpassion.tirol . 6 March 2022.
    8. Web site: Matějka . Marek . Karel Vacek by měl posílit druhodivizní Corratec . RoadCycling.cz . 12 December 2022 . cs . 6 December 2022.
    9. Web site: TEAM members . toscanafactoryteam.com/ . 6 March 2022 . it-IT.
    10. Web site: Burgos-BH. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 January 2024.

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