Christopher Vakoc
Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.[1]
Career[edit]
2013[edit]
2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for Etixx–IHNed, the development team of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. The young cyclist's success continued when he won overall in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23, the under 23 version of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. In August Vakoc won the 1.2 event Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, five seconds ahead of Josef Hosek.
2014[edit]
After Vakoč's success in 2013, he was granted a contract for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. He finished 10th overall and won a stage of the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both his nation's road race and time trial championship.
2015[edit]
In 2015, Vakoc won the National Road Race Championships 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. Vakoč finished the race in 116th place overall. The young cyclist earned yet another victory when he won the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his nation's biggest cycling races. He also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. He competed for his nation at the European Games, earning a bronze medal in the road race.
2016[edit]
Vakoč celebrated success in one day races during his fourth professional season, winning three major races; he won the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic over successive days in February. In April, he booked his biggest victory yet at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[2]
Major results[edit]
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 5th Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno
- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2013
- 1st
Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
- 2nd
Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships - 2nd Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 4th Memorial Jana Veselého
- 2014
- World University Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 2
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 3rd
Road race, European Games - 7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2016
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
- 1st La Drôme Classic
- 2nd Overall Tour La Provence
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 10th Overall BinckBank Tour
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia
|
116 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | 118 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References[edit]
- ↑ "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- Christopher Vakoc at ProCyclingStatsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Christopher Vakoc at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1992 births
- Czech male cyclists
- Giro d'Italia cyclists
- Tour de France cyclists
- European Games medalists in cycling
- European Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of the Czech Republic
- Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Prague
