Nickolas Zukowsky
Zukowsky at the 2023 Tour of Norway
Personal information
Full nameNickolas Zukowsky[1]
Born (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998
Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Team information
Current teamQ36.5 Pro Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Professional teams
2017–2018Silber Pro Cycling Team
2019Floyd's Pro Cycling
2020–2022Rally 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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Nickolas Zukowsky – Human Powered Health". Human Powered Health. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Transfer for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nickolas Zukowsky". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Milton, Steve (14 October 2016). "Things happen fast, when you're fast". The Hamilton Spectator. p. S1. Retrieved 6 December 2023. Open access icon
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Tremblay, Philippe (23 August 2016). "Silber Pro Cycling sign 18-year-old Nick Zukowsky for 2017". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Tremblay, Philippe (11 December 2018). "Floyd Landis' cycling team announces first signings, new team name and bike sponsor". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Tremblay, Philippe (6 May 2019). "James Piccoli wins the 2019 Tour of the Gila". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hectic final stage of Tour de Beauce rattles the Canadians". cyclingmagazine.ca. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Rally UHC adds Bassett and Zukowsky". CyclingNews. Future plc. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  13. ↑ Mateus Rosas, Diego (29 July 2021). "Matis Louvel vence en solitario en la Vuelta a Castilla y León". revistamundociclistico.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Weislo, Laura (5 September 2022). "Sep Vanmarcke wins breakaway sprint to claim victory at Maryland Cycling Classic". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Hansen, Matt (21 March 2022). "Pier-André Côté wins GP Criquielion". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Hansen, Matt (4 November 2022). "Nickolas Zukowsky to ride with new Q36.5 ProTeam in 2023". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Jones, Rob (26 June 2023). "Nick Zukowsky wins elite men's Canadian Road National Championship". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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