David Peterka

David Peterka

Peterka in 2024
Personal information
Born	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 18) [1]
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing   Czech Republic European Championships 2025 Heusden-Zolder 1km TT World Junior Championships 2024 Luoyang Team Sprint

David Peterka (born 21 February 2006) is a Czech track cyclist. He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships.

Career

From Brno, and a member of the Dukla Brno cycling club, in 2022 he underwent an operation in hospital after a heavy crash caused him to break his ribs, collarbone, a collapsed lung and crushed vertebrae. ^[2]

He won bronze medals in the sprint and the 1km time trial at the 2024 UEC Junior European Track Championships in Cottbus. ^{[3] [4]}

He was a gold medalist at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in August 2024, in the team sprint. ^[5]

He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder in the 1km time trial in February 2025, whilst still only 18 years-old. ^[6]

References

1. "David Peters". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
2. "Crushed vertebrae, broken ribs. Peterka fought for his life, now he's fighting for medals". brnensky.denikcz. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
3. "More medals for BDR". bdr-medienservice.de. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
4. "Three medals at the start of the championship. Dukla Brno's fans celebrate European bronzes". brnensky. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
5. "British talents rule the UCI Junior Track World Championships". uci.org. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
6. "David Peterka won bronze in the fixed kilometer". roadcycling.cz. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

External links

• David Peterka at CycleBase