Lukas Nerurkar
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 2003 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2021 | VC Londres |
| Professional teams | |
| 2022–2023 | Trinity Racing |
| 2024– | EF Education–EasyPost |
Lukas Nerurkar (born 14 November 2003) is a British professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Nerurkar grew up in Ethiopia before moving to Sussex in England. His godfather is Haile Gebrselassie.[4] He took part in long distance running events until he was sixteen years-old. He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove. He lives in Brighton, England, and in Andorra.[5][6][7]
Career
[edit]As a junior rider, Nerurkar finished fourth overall in the Junior Tour of Wales and won a stage of the Junior Tour of Yorkshire. He was announced as joining Trinity Racing in December 2021.[8]
Trinity Racing (2022–2023)
[edit]In February 2023, Nerurkar won the young rider classification as he finished sixth behind winner Jonas Vingegaard at the O Gran Camiño stage race in Spain. In May 2023, Nerurkar triumphed at the Orlen Nations Grand Prix, by winning stage 2.[9] In June 2023, Nerurkar won stage five of the Giro Next Gen.[10][11]
EF Education–EasyPost (2024–)
[edit]In September 2023, it was announced he signed a two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost for the following season.[12] As a 20 year old, he finished 3rd on stage 3 of the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, having finished 7th the day before.[13][14][15]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of British Olympic marathon runner Richard Nerurkar.[16] His mother Gail ran competitively at county level. His sister Almi is a long distance runner.[17][4]
Major results
[edit]- 2021
- 1st Circuito Villatuert
- 4th Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 5th Overall Junior Tour of Yorkshire
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2023
- 1st Stage 2 Orlen Nations Grand Prix
- 1st Stage 5 Giro Next Gen
- 5th Beaumont Trophy
- 6th Overall O Gran Camiño
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Czech Tour
- 9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 2024
- 2nd Overall Tour de Kyushu
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 9th Mercan'Tour Classic
- 9th Japan Cup
- 1st U23 rider classification
References
[edit]- ^ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Lukas NERURKAR". UCI. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Lukas Nerurkar". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Almi". Runbrighton. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Skjelmose Jensen, Mattias (19 March 2023). "Lukas Nerurkar – the trajectory of a virtuoso !". Cycling-times.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ MacMichael, Simon (23 August 2017). "Sussex cyclists aged 13 and 14 in Ditchling Beacon 'Everesting' attempt". road.cc. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Ex Newman Student Competes in Tour de Britain". cncs.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "TRINITY Racing announces 2022 line-up". British Continental. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Krawczyk, Kacper (26 May 2023). "Lukas Nerurkar - another diamond of British cycling [interview]". naszosie.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Darren Rafferty active at front on Baby Giro stage 5". Stickybottle.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "NEXTGEN LAP. NERURKAR SPEED AWAY IN MANERBA, BUSATTO 3RD IN FRONT OF MERIS". news.italy24.press. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Lukas Nerurkar steps up to the WorldTour with EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. EF Education–EasyPost. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ 2024 Rankings after stage 3, Critérium du Dauphiné.
- ^ 2024 Rankings after stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (4 June 2024). "Derek Gee produces late surge to win Critérium du Dauphiné stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Ozols, Karlis (25 February 2023). "Vingegaard Surprises With Best Pure ᵉW/Kg Effort - O Gran Camiño Stage 2". Lantern Rouge. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Young athlete Almi Nerurkar looking to follow in father Richard's Olympic footsteps". Herald Scotland. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Lukas Nerurkar". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Lukas Nerurkar". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lukas Nerurkar at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lukas Nerurkar at ProCyclingStats
- Lukas Nerurkar at Cycling Quotient
