Zukowsky at the 2023 Tour of Norway | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Nickolas Zukowsky [1] |
Born | Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides, Quebec, Canada | 3 June 1998
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]
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]
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