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Personal information | |
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Born | 14 November 2003 |
Team information | |
Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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Personal information | |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]