Karel Vacek

{{Short description|Czech cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Karel Vacek | image = Karel Vacek, Giro d'Italia 2023.jpg | caption = Vacek at the [[2023 Giro d'Italia]] | fullname = Karel Vacek | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.78 m | weight = 60 kg | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2017–2018 | amateurteam1 = Team F.lli Giorgi | proyears1 = 2019 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|HBA|2019}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/roompot-charles-sign-boy-van-poppel-lammertink-news-shorts/|title=Roompot-Charles sign Boy Van Poppel, Lammertink - News Shorts|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=4 October 2018|accessdate=19 January 2019|quote=U23 development team Hagens Berman Axeon have added their first new rider to the 2019 roster, announcing on Thursday that the US Pro Continental team have signed 18-year-old Karel Vacek from the Czech Republic.}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2020 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CPK|2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257|title=Team Colpack Ballan|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=10 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510134206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257|archivedate=10 May 2020}}</ref> | proyears3 = 2021 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|title=Team Qhubeka Assos|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|archivedate=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qhubeka-assos-add-wisniowski-sean-bennett-and-20-year-old-evenepoel-rival-karel-vacek/|title=Qhubeka Assos add Wisniowski, Sean Bennett and 20-year-old Evenepoel rival Karel Vacek|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=27 November 2020|accessdate=27 November 2020}}</ref> | proyears4 = 2022 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|Tirol|2022}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matějka |first1=Marek |title=Karel Vacek přestupuje do týmu Tirol KTM |url=https://www.roadcycling.cz/clanek/karel-vacek-prestupuje-do-tymu-tirol-ktm |website=RoadCycling.cz |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=cs |date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TIROL KTM CYCLING TEAM |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17275 |website=UCI |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Karel Vacek - Ride with passion |url=https://ridewithpassion.tirol/en/team/karel-vakec/ |website=ridewithpassion.tirol |access-date=6 March 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | proyears5 = 2023 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|Corratec|2023a}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matějka |first1=Marek |title=Karel Vacek by měl posílit druhodivizní Corratec |url=https://www.roadcycling.cz/aktuality/karel-vacek-by-mel-posilit-druhodivizni-corratec |website=RoadCycling.cz |access-date=12 December 2022 |language=cs |date=6 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TEAM members |url=https://www.toscanafactoryteam.com/team/ |website=toscanafactoryteam.com/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=it-IT |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306204120/https://www.toscanafactoryteam.com/team/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | proyears6 = 2024 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|BBH|2024}} | majorwins = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = }} '''Karel Vacek''' (born 9 September 2000) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Bicycle racing|racing cyclist]], who last rode for [[UCI ProSeries|UCI ProTeam]] {{UCI team code|BBH|2024}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/19501|title=Burgos-BH|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|accessdate=21 January 2024}}</ref> His younger brother [[Mathias Vacek|Mathias]] is also a cyclist.

==Major results== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2017 : 2nd Montichiari–Roncone : 4th Overall [[Course de la Paix]] Juniors ::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2018 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st [[File:MaillotRepúblicaCheca.PNG|20px]] [[Czech National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] ::2nd [[Czech National Road Race Championships|Road race]] : [[Giro della Lunigiana]] ::1st Stage 1b (ITT) & Stage 3 : 1st Trofeo Citta di Loano : 2nd [[Saarland Trofeo]] : 3rd Trofeo Emilio Paganessi : 4th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla-La Piccola Sanremo : 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud : 5th Road race, [[2018 European Road Cycling Championships|UEC European Junior Road Championships]] : 8th Overall [[Course de la Paix]] Juniors ::1st Stage 3 ;2022 : 7th Overall [[Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky|Grand Prix Jeseníky]] ;2024 : 7th Overall [[Troféu Joaquim Agostinho]] {{Div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2023 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | [[2023 Giro d'Italia|84]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | — |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vacek, Karel}} [[Category:2000 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Czech male cyclists]] [[Category:Cyclists from Prague]] [[Category:21st-century Czech sportsmen]]