Przemysław Kasperkiewicz

Przemysław Kasperkiewicz (born 1 March 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team UC Nantes Atlantique.[3]

Przemysław Kasperkiewicz
Kasperkiewicz in 2016.
Personal information
Full namePrzemysław Kasperkiewicz
Born (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994
Kalisz, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamUC Nantes Atlantique
DisciplineRoad cycling
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2004–2012KTK Kalisz
2013WV De Jonge Renner
2020–UC Nantes Atlantique
Professional teams
2014Bauknecht–Author
2015–2016AWT–GreenWay
2017An Post–Chain Reaction
2017Quick-Step Floors (stagiaire)
2018–2019Delko–Marseille Provence KTM[1][2]

Career

Early years

Kasperkiewicz took up cycling at a very early age and competed in track and road cycling with a local club – KTK Kalisz. He showed a lot of promise as a junior rider, winning medals and national titles on the track and taking 2nd in the international junior race, the Tour de la Région de Lódz.

Coming to the Under-23 category Kasperkiewicz moved to the Netherlands and joined the WV De Jonge Renner cycling club. He raced both in Polish and Dutch races, putting his prowess on display with 6th place in the Carpathian Couriers Race and 2nd in the National Under-23 Time Trial Championships.

Professional career

In 2014, Kasperkiewicz turned professional at the age of 19, signing a one-year deal with Czech-based continental outfit Bauknecht–Author. He finished 3rd overall in the Carpathian Couriers Race and shortly afterwards took his first professional victory after a successful breakaway in stage 1 of the Peace Race U23. In June Kasperkiewicz took part in the National Championships, taking silver in the under-23 men's time trial for the second consecutive time. He did not start the under-23 road race – despite being only 20, he decided to participate in the elite race, eventually finishing 4th. Following those performances, he was selected for the Polish national team for the Tour de Pologne and the Tour de l'Avenir.

In November 2014, he signed a contract with AWT–GreenWay, development team for UCI World Tour squad Etixx–Quick-Step.[4]

Major results
2011
9th Overall Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziadz
2012
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de la Région de Lódz
7th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
2013
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
6th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
2014
1st Stage 1 Course de la Paix U23
National Road Championships
2nd Under-23 time trial
4th Road race
3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
5th Tour Bohemia
2015
9th La Côte Picarde
2016
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
1st Points classification
5th Overall Olympia's Tour
9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2017
An Post Rás
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 8
1st Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne
6th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
2019
1st Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda

References
  1. "Pirazzi handed four-year ban for doping - News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018. Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz will ride for Delko Marseille Provence KTM in 2018 with the French Pro-Continental squad announcing a two-year deal for the Pole.
  2. Ballue, Quentin (10 December 2018). "Route - Delko Marseille avec 19 coureurs la saison prochaine" [Road - Delko Marseille with 19 riders next season]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. Regnoult, Aurélien (2 November 2019). "Un pro arrive à l'UC Nantes Atlantique" [A pro arrives at UC Nantes Atlantique]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz signs with AWT Greenway". Rowery.org. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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