# Petr Vakoč

Petr Vakoč (born 11 July 1992) is a Czech cyclist, who rides for UCI Mountain Bike team Canyon Northwave.

## Career
### 2013

2013 was Prague-born Vakoč's first year as a professional, riding for Etixx–IHNed, the development team of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. In June, he won the Okolo Slovenska stage race at the age of 20. Vakoč's success continued when he won overall 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 granted a contract for Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. He finished 10th overall and won a stage of the Tour de Pologne, a UCI World Tour event. He also placed second in both his nation's road race and time trial championship.

### 2015

In 2015, Vakoč won the National Road Race Championships 11 seconds ahead of Leopold König. In May, he rode in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. Vakoč finished the race in 116th place overall. Vakoč earned yet another victory when he won the Czech Cycling Tour, one of his nation's biggest cycling races. He also won a stage of the Tour of Britain. He competed for his nation at the European Games, earning a bronze medal in the road race.

### 2016

Vakoč celebrated success in one day races during his fourth professional season, winning three major races; he won the Classic Sud-Ardèche and La Drôme Classic over successive days in February. In April, he booked his biggest victory yet at the Brabantse Pijl, a 1.HC race in Belgium. However, that would turn out to be his final professional win. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.

### Injury and recovery

In January 2018, Vakoč and team-mate Laurens De Plus suffered injuries whilst at a training camp in South Africa when they were hit by a truck: Vakoč sustained several broken vertebrae, which led to him undergoing spinal surgery and having to learn to walk again. After spending 2018 recovering, he made his return to competition at the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan.

### Alpecin–Fenix

Vakoč joined Alpecin–Fenix for the 2020 season. He rode for the team in the 2021 Tour de France. In October 2021 he announced that he would retire from competition at the age of 29 after the Giro del Veneto that month. The following February, Vakoč was announced to be a rider for UCI Mountain Bike Team Canyon Northwave, competing in marathon mountain bike races.

## Major results
### Gravel
#### 2023

    UCI World Series
       1st Świeradów-Zdrój
       1st Berja
    Unbound Gravel
       2nd 200 Mile

### Mountain bike
#### 2022

    UCI Marathon Series
       2nd Jelenia Góra
    5th Marathon, UEC European Championships

### Road
#### 2010

    2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
       1st Stage 3
    3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
    3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
    5th Brno–Velká Bíteš–Brno

#### 2011

    1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

#### 2013

    1st Overall Okolo Slovenska
       1st Young rider classification
    1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Sub-23
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 1
    1st Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
    2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
    2nd Memorial Van Coningsloo
    3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
    4th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4
    4th Memorial Jana Veselého

#### 2014

    World University Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Time trial
    National Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial
    5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    10th Overall Tour de Pologne
       1st Stage 2

#### 2015

    National Championships
       1st Road race
       3rd Time trial
    1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour
       1st Stage 1 (TTT)
    1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
    3rd Road race, European Games
    7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
       1st Young rider classification

#### 2016

    1st Brabantse Pijl
    1st Classic Sud-Ardèche
    1st La Drôme Classic
    2nd Overall Tour La Provence
       1st Young rider classification
    2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
    National Championships
       3rd Time trial
       4th Road race
    5th Road race, UEC European Championships
    5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
       1st Young rider classification
    5th Strade Bianche
    9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

#### 2017

    National Championships
       2nd Time trial
       3rd Road race
    2nd Brabantse Pijl
    6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
    7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
    10th Overall BinckBank Tour

#### 2019

    National Championships
       3rd Road race
       3rd Time trial

#### 2020

    3rd Road race, National Championships
    6th Paris–Tours
    9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
    9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

#### 2021

    10th La Drôme Classic

#### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Giro d'Italia | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | 118 |
| Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |

#### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 73 | DNF | 148 | — | 94 | 39 | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | 53 | 53 | — | — | DNF | 52 | DNF |
| Classic | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | 5 | 27 | — | 60 | DNF | 15 |
| Brabantse Pijl | 34 | 61 | 1 | 2 | — | 27 | 39 | DNF |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 122 | 107 | 126 | — | 87 | 41 | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 32 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | Not held | Not held |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 13 | — | 52 | 13 | — | — | Not held | Not held |
| Paris–Tours | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |