Petr Vakoč


Petr Vakoč is a Czech cyclist, who currently competes in gravel racing.
WWW petrvakoc.com

Career

2013

2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for, the development team of. In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. His success continued when with ann overall victory in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid sub-23, the under-23 version of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid. In August Vakoč won the 1.2 event Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje, five seconds ahead of Josef Hosek.

2014

After Vakoč's successes in 2013, he was offered a contract with. He finished 10th overall and won a stage at the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both the Czech National Road Race and Time Trial Championships.

2015

In 2015, Vakoč won the Czech National Road Race Championships, finished 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia, finishing 116th overall. Later that year, he claimed victory in the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his country’s most prominent races, and also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. Representing the Czech Republic at the European Games, Vakoč earned a bronze medal in the road race.

2016

Vakoč found success in one-day races during his fourth professional season, winning three notable events. He claimed victory at both the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic on consecutive days in February. In April, he secured the biggest win of his career at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. However, would prove to be his final professional victory. He was later named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.

Injury and recovery

In January 2018, Vakoč and his teammate Laurens De Plus were injured during a training camp in South Africa when they were struck by a truck. Vakoč sustained multiple broken vertebrae, requiring spinal surgery and a lengthy recovery that included relearning how to walk. After spending the remainder of 2018 recuperating, he returned to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.

Alpecin–Fenix

Vakoč joined for the 2020 season. He rode for the team in the 2021 Tour de France. In October 2021, he announced his retirement from professional road cycling at the age of 29, following the Giro del Veneto that month. In February 2022, it was announced that Vakoč would join the UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave to compete in marathon mountain bike races.

Major results

Gravel

;2023
;2024
;2025

Mountain bike

;2022

Road

;2010
;2011
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2019
;2020
;2021

Classics results timeline

—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish