Lukas Nerurkar
Personal information
Born (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003
Team information
Current teamEF Education–EasyPost
Disciplines
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2021VC Londres
Professional teams
2022–2023Trinity Racing
2024–EF Education–EasyPost

Lukas Nerurkar (born 14 November 2003) is a British professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[1][2][3]

Early life

Nerurkar grew up in Ethiopia before moving to Sussex in England. 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 Girona, in Catalonia, Spain.[4][5][6]

Career

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.[7]

Trinity Racing (2022–2023)

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.[8] In June 2023, Nerurkar won stage five of the Giro Next Gen.[9][10]

EF Education–EasyPost (2024–)

In September 2023, it was announced he signed a two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost for the following season.[11]

Personal life

He is the son of British Olympic marathon runner Richard Nerurkar.[12] His mother is called Gail, who ran competitively at county level. He has a sister called Almi who is also an athlete.[13][14]

Major results

Sources:[3][15][16]

2021
1st Circuito Villatuert
4th Overall Junior Tour of Wales
5th Overall Junior Tour of Yorkshire
1st Stage 2
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
9th Overall Czech Tour
9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

References

  1. ↑ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Lukas NERURKAR". UCI. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Lukas Nerurkar". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Skjelmose Jensen, Mattias (19 March 2023). "Lukas Nerurkar – the trajectory of a virtuoso !". Cycling-times.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ↑ MacMichael, Simon (23 August 2017). "Sussex cyclists aged 13 and 14 in Ditchling Beacon 'Everesting' attempt". road.cc. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ex Newman Student Competes in Tour de Britain". cncs.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "TRINITY Racing announces 2022 line-up". British Continental. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Krawczyk, Kacper (26 May 2023). "Lukas Nerurkar - another diamond of British cycling [interview]". naszosie.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Darren Rafferty active at front on Baby Giro stage 5". Stickybottle.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "NEXTGEN LAP. NERURKAR SPEED AWAY IN MANERBA, BUSATTO 3RD IN FRONT OF MERIS". news.italy24.press. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Lukas Nerurkar steps up to the WorldTour with EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. EF Education–EasyPost. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Ozols, Karlis (25 February 2023). "Vingegaard Surprises With Best Pure ᵉW/Kg Effort - O Gran Camiño Stage 2". Lantern Rouge. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Young athlete Almi Nerurkar looking to follow in father Richard's Olympic footsteps". Herald Scotland. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Almi". Runbrighton. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lukas Nerurkar". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Lukas Nerurkar". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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