Nickolas Zukowsky
 Zukowsky at the 2023 Tour of Norway | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nickolas Zukowsky[1] |
| Born | 3 June 1998 Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017–2018 | Silber Pro Cycling Team |
| 2019 | Floyd's Pro Cycling |
| 2020–2022 | Rally Cycling |
| 2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
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]
Career
[edit]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]
Major results
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nickolas Zukowsky – Human Powered Health". Human Powered Health. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Transfer for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Nickolas Zukowsky". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Milton, Steve (14 October 2016). "Things happen fast, when you're fast". The Hamilton Spectator. p. S1. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Tremblay, Philippe (26 June 2016). "Full results from the 2016 men's elite and under-23 Canadian championships road race". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Tremblay, Philippe (23 August 2016). "Silber Pro Cycling sign 18-year-old Nick Zukowsky for 2017". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Tremblay, Philippe (11 December 2018). "Floyd Landis' cycling team announces first signings, new team name and bike sponsor". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Boivin, William (16 June 2019). "Nickolas Zukowsky tient bon et remporte le Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay". journaldemontreal.com (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Tremblay, Philippe (6 May 2019). "James Piccoli wins the 2019 Tour of the Gila". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Hectic final stage of Tour de Beauce rattles the Canadians". cyclingmagazine.ca. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ McFarlane, Scott (4 September 2019). "Nick Zukowsky Signs with Rally UHC for 2020". Floyd's Pro Cycling. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Rally UHC adds Bassett and Zukowsky". CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Mateus Rosas, Diego (29 July 2021). "Matis Louvel vence en solitario en la Vuelta a Castilla y León". revistamundociclistico.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (5 September 2022). "Sep Vanmarcke wins breakaway sprint to claim victory at Maryland Cycling Classic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (21 March 2022). "Pier-André Côté wins GP Criquielion". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (4 November 2022). "Nickolas Zukowsky to ride with new Q36.5 ProTeam in 2023". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Jones, Rob (26 June 2023). "Nick Zukowsky wins elite men's Canadian Road National Championship". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nickolas Zukowsky at UCI
- Nickolas Zukowsky at Cycling Archives
- Nickolas Zukowsky at ProCyclingStats
- Nickolas Zukowsky at Cycling Quotient
