Personal information | |
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Full name | Karel Vacek |
Born | Prague, Czech Republic | 9 September 2000
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Burgos BH |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2017–2018 | Team F.lli Giorgi |
Professional teams | |
2019 | Hagens Berman Axeon [1] |
2020 | Team Colpack–Ballan [2] |
2021 | Team Qhubeka Assos [3] [4] |
2022 | Tirol KTM Cycling Team [5] [6] [7] |
2023 | Team Corratec [8] [9] |
2024 | Burgos BH |
Karel Vacek (born 9 September 2000) is a Czech racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH. [10] His younger brother Mathias is also a cyclist.
Grand Tour | 2023 |
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Giro d'Italia | 84 |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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