Nickolas Zukowsky Explained

Nickolas Zukowsky
Fullname:Nickolas Zukowsky[1]
Birth Date:3 June 1998
Birth Place:Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canada
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Proyears1:2017–2018
Proyears2:2019
Proyears3:2020–2022
Proyears4:2023–

Nickolas Zukowsky (born 3 June 1998) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[2] [3]

Career

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] 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 .[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 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 .[16]

In 2023, Zukowsky gained his first major national win by winning the road race in the National Road Championships.[17]

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
  • 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
  • 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Nickolas Zukowsky – Human Powered Health. . 21 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220321041106/https://humanpoweredhealth.com/team/nickolas-zukowsky/. 21 March 2022.
    2. Web site: Transfer for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023 . www.procyclingstats.com . 4 November 2022.
    3. Web site: Nickolas Zukowsky. UCI. 21 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220321041403/https://www.uci.org/rider-details/160945. 21 March 2022.
    4. News: Milton . Steve . 14 October 2016 . Things happen fast, when you're fast . S1 . . 6 December 2023.
    5. Web site: Tremblay . Philippe . 26 June 2016 . Full results from the 2016 men's elite and under-23 Canadian championships road race . 6 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    6. Web site: Tremblay . Philippe . 23 August 2016 . Silber Pro Cycling sign 18-year-old Nick Zukowsky for 2017 . 5 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    7. Web site: Tremblay . Philippe . 11 December 2018 . Floyd Landis' cycling team announces first signings, new team name and bike sponsor . 5 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    8. Web site: Boivin . William . 16 June 2019 . Nickolas Zukowsky tient bon et remporte le Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay . 6 December 2023 . journaldemontreal.com . fr.
    9. Web site: Tremblay . Philippe . 6 May 2019 . James Piccoli wins the 2019 Tour of the Gila . 6 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    10. Web site: 23 June 2019 . Hectic final stage of Tour de Beauce rattles the Canadians . 5 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    11. News: Nick Zukowsky Signs with Rally UHC for 2020. . Scott. McFarlane. 4 September 2019. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929204331/http://www.floydscycling.com/blog/nick-zukowsky-signs-with-rally-uhc-for-2020/. 29 September 2021.
    12. News: Rally UHC adds Bassett and Zukowsky. CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 September 2019. 25 February 2020.
    13. Web site: Mateus Rosas . Diego . 29 July 2021 . Matis Louvel vence en solitario en la Vuelta a Castilla y León . 6 December 2023 . revistamundociclistico.com.
    14. Web site: Weislo . Laura . 5 September 2022 . Sep Vanmarcke wins breakaway sprint to claim victory at Maryland Cycling Classic . 6 December 2023 . cyclingnews.com.
    15. Web site: Hansen . Matt . 21 March 2022 . Pier-André Côté wins GP Criquielion . 6 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    16. Web site: Hansen . Matt . 4 November 2022 . Nickolas Zukowsky to ride with new Q36.5 ProTeam in 2023 . 6 December 2023 . cyclingmagazine.ca.
    17. Web site: Jones . Rob . 26 June 2023 . Nick Zukowsky wins elite men's Canadian Road National Championship . 6 December 2023 . cyclingnews.com.

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