Przemysław Kasperkiewicz

Przemysław Kasperkiewicz
Personal information
Born (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994
Kalisz, Poland
Team information
Current team Klein Constantia
Discipline Road cycling
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2004–2012 KTK Kalisz
2013 WV De Jonge Renner
Professional team(s)
2014 Bauknecht–Author
2015– AWT–GreenWay

Przemysław Kasperkiewicz (born 1 March 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist, currently riding for Czech team Klein Constantia.[1]

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

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 he signed a contract with AWT–GreenWay, development team for UCI WorldTour squad Etixx–Quick-Step.[2]

Palmares

2011
9th Overall Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziadz
2012
2nd Overall Tour de la Région de Lódz
7th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
2013
2nd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
6th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
2014
1st Stage 1 Peace Race U23
2nd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
4th National Road Race Championships
5th Tour Bohemia
2015
9th La Cote Picardie[3]

References

  1. "Przemysław Kasperkiewicz". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. "Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz signs with AWT Greenway". Rowery.org. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "Owain Doull second at La Cote Picardie". British Cycling. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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