Adrian Kurek (born 29 March 1988) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the Utensilnord–Named, CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice and HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski teams.[4] Following his retirement, Kurek now coaches the Kuwaiti national cycling team.[5]
.JPG) Kurek in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adrian Kurek | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1988 Grudziądz, Poland | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Top 16 Cyclisme | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Mosaic-Diffusion.com | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Albi Velo Sport | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Océane Cycle Poitevin | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Utensilnord–Named | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Hurom BDC Development[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
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| One-day races and Classics | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at UCI World Tour level on several occasions at his home race, the Tour de Pologne. In the 2011 edition of the race, Kurek won the intermediate sprints classification,[6] having led it from start-to-finish; he also held a top-three place overall in the first three stages. In the 2012 race, Kurek took the lead of the classification after four stages of the event,[7] and held the lead until the end.
Major results
edit- 2008
- 2nd Overall Tour des Deux Sèvres
- 2009
- 1st Route de l'Atlantique
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Vienne Classic Espoirs
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships - 2011
- 1st Trophée des Champions
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT) Saint Brieuc Agglo-Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Gironde
- 1st Stage 4 Trois Jours de Cherbourg
- 1st
Sprints classification Tour de Pologne - 2nd Chrono de Tauxigny
- 3rd Chrono Châtelleraudais
- 4th Overall Tour of Małopolska
- 4th Prix Gérard Gautier à Vendeuvre-du-Poitou
- 8th Overall Tour de la Dordogne
- 8th Circuit Boussaquin
- 9th Grand Prix des Fêtes de Cénac et St-Julien
- 10th Circuit des Vins du Blayais
- 2012
- 1st Sprints classification Tour de Pologne
- 5th Overall Tour of Małopolska
- 2013
- 7th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour of Estonia
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd
Time trial, World University Road Championships - 8th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Małopolska
- 8th Overall Podlasie Tour
- 1st Prologue
- 2017
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 9th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3a (TTT) Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 8th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza
- 8th Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 2019
- 5th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
- 9th Overall Tour of Estonia
- 9th Memoriał Romana Siemińskiego
- 2020
- 1st Prologue Tour of Szeklerland
- 7th International Rhodes Grand Prix
References
edit- ^ "CCC Polsat Polkowice (CCC) – POL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Mazowsze Serce Polski". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Mazowsze Serce Polski". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2011). "Adrian Kurek néo-pro chez Utensilnord – Named" [Adrian Kurek neo-pro in Utensilnord – Named]. DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Jarosz, Jakub (9 May 2022). "Adrian Kurek trenerem reprezentacji Kuwejtu" [Adrian Kurek is the coach of the Kuwait national team]. Naszosie.pl (in Polish). ADO. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "06.08.2011 Kraków-Kraków 128 km: Komunikat Numer 8" [06.08.2011 Krakow-Krakow 128 km: Communication Number 8] (PDF). Tour de Pologne (in Polish). Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Kruopis captures stage 4 in Katowice". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links
edit- Adrian Kurek at UCI
- Adrian Kurek at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Adrian Kurek at ProCyclingStats
- Adrian Kurek at Cycling Quotient
- Adrian Kurek at UCI
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