Mathias Vacek

Mathias Vacek
Mathias Vacek at the Tour of Norway, 2023
Personal information
Born (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22)
Beroun, Czech Republic
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2018–2020F.lli Giorgi
2022CK Příbram Fany Gastro.[1]
Professional teams
2021–2022Gazprom–RusVelo[2][3]
2022Trek–Segafredo (stagiaire)
2023–Trek–Segafredo
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2023)
National Time Trial Championships (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Wollongong Under-23 road race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plouay Junior time trial
Silver medal – second place 2022 Anadia Under-23 road race
Vacek at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Mathias Vacek (born 12 June 2002) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. He also competed in cross-country skiing. His older brother Karel is also a cyclist.

He joined Trek–Segafredo in 2023 after riding the second half of 2022 season as stagiaire.[4]

  1. ^ "Mathias Vacek zpátky v CK Příbram Fany Gastro" [Mathias Vacek back in CK Příbram Fany Gastro]. roadcycling.cz (in Czech). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Gazprom-RusVelo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ Krůta, Jan (14 June 2022). "Mathias Vacek: Musím se ještě hodně učit, ale jednou chci bojovat na Tour o stupně vítězů" [Mathias Vacek: I still have to learn a lot, but one day I want to fight for Tour podium]. welovecycling.com (in Czech). Retrieved 16 June 2022.