Petr Vakoč

Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who currently competes in gravel racing.

Career 2013 2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for , the development team of . In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. His success continued when with ann overall victory in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23, the under-23 version of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. In August Vakoč won the 1.2 event Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, five seconds ahead of Josef Hosek.

2014 After Vakoč's successes in 2013, he was offered a contract with . He finished 10th overall and won a stage at the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both the Czech National Road Race and Time Trial Championships.

2015 In 2015, Vakoč won the Czech National Road Race Championships, finished 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia, finishing 116th overall. Later that year, he claimed victory in the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his country’s most prominent races, and also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. Representing the Czech Republic at the European Games, Vakoč earned a bronze medal in the road race.

2016 Vakoč found success in one-day races during his fourth professional season, winning three notable events. He claimed victory at both the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic on consecutive days in February. In April, he secured the biggest win of his career at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. However, would prove to be his final professional victory.

Injury and recovery In January 2018, Vakoč and his teammate Laurens De Plus were injured during a training camp in South Africa when they were struck by a truck. Vakoč sustained multiple broken vertebrae, requiring spinal surgery and a lengthy recovery that included relearning how to walk. After spending the remainder of 2018 recuperating, he returned to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.

Alpecin–Fenix Vakoč joined for the 2020 season. He rode for the team in the 2021 Tour de France. In October 2021, he announced his retirement from professional road cycling at the age of 29, following the Giro del Veneto that month. In February 2022, it was announced that Vakoč would join the UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave to compete in marathon mountain bike races.

Major results Gravel

2023 UCI World Series 1st Świeradów-Zdrój 1st Berja 2nd Unbound Gravel 200 2nd SBT GRVL 6th European Championships 2024 UCI World Series 1st La Monsterrato 2nd Suisse 2nd Champéry 3rd Gatehouse of Fleet 3rd Hegau 3rd Girona 1st Overall Santa Vall 1st Prologue 1st The Traka 200 3rd Belgian Waffle Ride California 3rd MČR Gravel 2025 UCI World Series 1st Gatehouse of Fleet 2nd Overall Sahara Gravel 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Santa Vall 2nd La Bescanonina 4th Sea Otter Classic 4th The Hills

Mountain bike 2022 UCI Marathon Series 2nd Jelenia Góra 5th Marathon, UEC European Championships

Road

2010 2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud 1st Stage 3 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors 5th Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno 2011 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships 2013 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska 1st Young rider classification 1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Sub-23 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 1st Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje

2nd Memorial Van Coningsloo 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships 4th Overall Czech Cycling Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stage 4 4th Memorial Jana Veselého 2014 (1 pro win) World University Championships

National Championships 2nd Road race 2nd Time trial 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 10th Overall Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 2 2015 (3) National Championships 1st Road race 3rd Time trial 1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain

7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes 1st Young rider classification 2016 (3) 1st Brabantse Pijl 1st Classic Sud-Ardèche 1st La Drôme Classic 2nd Overall Tour La Provence 1st Young rider classification 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie National Championships 3rd Time trial 4th Road race 5th Road race, UEC European Championships 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var 1st Young rider classification 5th Strade Bianche 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2017 National 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 Championships 3rd Road race 3rd Time trial 2020 3rd Road race, National Championships 6th Paris–Tours 9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 2021 10th La Drôme Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Giro d'Italia 116 — — — — — — Tour de France — 118 — — — — 118 Vuelta a EspañaDid not contest during his career

Classics results timeline Monument 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Milan–San Remo — — — — — — — 132 Tour of Flanders — — — — — — 70 — Paris–RoubaixDid not contest during his career Liège–Bastogne–Liège — 73 DNF 148 — 94 39 — Giro di Lombardia — 53 53 — — DNF 52 DNF Classic 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Strade Bianche — —5 27 — 60 DNF 15 Brabantse Pijl 34 6112 — 27 39 DNF La Flèche Wallonne — 122 107 126 — 87 41 — Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 32 —97 — — Not held Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 13 — 52 13 — — Paris–Tours — — — — — —6 —

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish