Lukas Nerurkar

Lukas Nerurkar
Personal information
Born (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21)
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 rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[1][2][3]

Early life

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

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)

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–)

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

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

Sources:[3][18][19]

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
9th Overall Czech Tour
9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
2024
2nd Overall Tour de Kyushu
1st Young rider classification
4th Eschborn–Frankfurt
6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
9th Mercan'Tour Classic
9th Japan Cup
1st U23 rider classification

References

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