# Karel Vacek > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karel_Vacek > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karel_Vacek.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Vacek > Source revision: 1305350540 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Czech cyclist Karel Vacek Vacek at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Personal information Full name Karel Vacek Born (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 25) Prague, Czech Republic Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Team information 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](/source/Czech_Republic) [racing cyclist](/source/Bicycle_racing), who last rode for [UCI ProTeam](/source/UCI_ProSeries) [Burgos BH](/source/Burgos_Burpellet_BH).[10] His younger brother [Mathias](/source/Mathias_Vacek) is also a cyclist. ## Major results **2017** - 2nd Montichiari–Roncone - 4th Overall [Course de la Paix](/source/Course_de_la_Paix) Juniors - 1st Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3 **2018** - National Junior Road Championships - 1st [Time trial](/source/Czech_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - 2nd [Road race](/source/Czech_National_Road_Race_Championships) - [Giro della Lunigiana](/source/Giro_della_Lunigiana) - 1st Stage 1b (ITT) & Stage 3 - 1st Trofeo Citta di Loano - 2nd [Saarland Trofeo](/source/Saarland_Trofeo) - 3rd Trofeo Emilio Paganessi - 4th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla-La Piccola Sanremo - 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud - 5th Road race, [UEC European Junior Road Championships](/source/2018_European_Road_Cycling_Championships) - 8th Overall [Course de la Paix](/source/Course_de_la_Paix) Juniors - 1st Stage 3 **2022** - 7th Overall [Grand Prix Jeseníky](/source/Course_de_la_Paix_U23_%E2%80%93_Grand_Prix_Jesen%C3%ADky) **2024** - 7th Overall [Troféu Joaquim Agostinho](/source/Trof%C3%A9u_Joaquim_Agostinho) ### Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2023 Giro d'Italia 84 Tour de France — Vuelta a España — Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Roompot-Charles sign Boy Van Poppel, Lammertink - News Shorts"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/roompot-charles-sign-boy-van-poppel-lammertink-news-shorts/). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. [Immediate Media Company](/source/Immediate_Media_Company). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019. 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. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Team Colpack Ballan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200510134206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Archived from [the original](https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14137/2003307/257) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Team Qhubeka Assos"](https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Qhubeka Assos add Wisniowski, Sean Bennett and 20-year-old Evenepoel rival Karel Vacek"](https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qhubeka-assos-add-wisniowski-sean-bennett-and-20-year-old-evenepoel-rival-karel-vacek/). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. [Future plc](/source/Future_plc). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Matějka, Marek (31 October 2021). ["Karel Vacek přestupuje do týmu Tirol KTM"](https://www.roadcycling.cz/clanek/karel-vacek-prestupuje-do-tymu-tirol-ktm). *RoadCycling.cz* (in Czech). Retrieved 6 March 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["TIROL KTM CYCLING TEAM"](https://www.uci.org/team-details/17275). *UCI*. Retrieved 6 March 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Karel Vacek - Ride with passion"](https://ridewithpassion.tirol/en/team/karel-vakec/). *ridewithpassion.tirol*. Retrieved 6 March 2022.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Matějka, Marek (6 December 2022). ["Karel Vacek by měl posílit druhodivizní Corratec"](https://www.roadcycling.cz/aktuality/karel-vacek-by-mel-posilit-druhodivizni-corratec). *RoadCycling.cz* (in Czech). Retrieved 12 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["TEAM members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220306204120/https://www.toscanafactoryteam.com/team/). *toscanafactoryteam.com/* (in Italian). Archived from [the original](https://www.toscanafactoryteam.com/team/) on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Burgos-BH"](https://www.uci.org/team-details/19501). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 21 January 2024. ## External links - [Karel Vacek](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/347256) at [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) - [Karel Vacek](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/208916) at ProCyclingStats - [Karel Vacek](https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=29174) at Cycling Quotient This biographical article relating to Czech cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:CzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ACzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:CzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Karel Vacek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Vacek) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Vacek?action=history)). 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