Petr Vakoč
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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. He was later named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.
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. After spending the remainder of 2018 recuperating, he returned to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.
Alpecin–Fenix
Vakoč joined Alpecin–Fenix for the 2020 season. 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. In February 2022, it was announced that Vakoč would join the UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave to compete in marathon mountain bike races.
Major results
Gravel
2023
UCI World Series 1st Świeradów-Zdrój 1st Berja
2nd Unbound Gravel 200
2nd SBT GRVL
2024
UCI World Series 1st La Monsterrato 2nd Suisse 2nd Champéry 3rd Gatehouse of Fleet 3rd Hegau 3rd Girona
1st Overall Santa Vall 1st Prologue
1st The Traka 200
3rd Belgian Waffle Ride California
3rd MČR Gravel
2025
UCI World Series 1st Gatehouse of Fleet
2nd Overall Sahara Gravel 1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Santa Vall
2nd La Bescanonina
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
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 La Drôme Classic
2nd Overall Tour La Provence 1st Young rider classification
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
- at UCI
- at Cycling Archives
- at ProCyclingStats
- at Cycling Quotient
- at CycleBase
- at the Czech Olympic Committee(in Czech)
- at Olympedia
- at InterSportStats
- at UCI