Lukas Nerurkar (born 14 November 2003) is a British professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Early life
Nerurkar grew up in Ethiopia before moving to Sussex in England. 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 Girona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Career
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 in December 2021.
Trinity Racing (2022–2023) 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. In June 2023, Nerurkar won stage five of the Giro Next Gen.
EF Education–EasyPost (2024–) In September 2023, it was announced he signed a two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam for the following season.
Personal life
He is the son of British Olympic marathon runner Richard Nerurkar. His mother is called Gail, who ran competitively at county level. He has a sister called Almi who is also an athlete.
Major results
Sources: 2021 1st Circuito Villatuert 4th Overall Junior Tour of Wales 5th Overall Junior Tour of Yorkshire 1st Stage 2 2023 1st Stage 2 Orlen Nations Grand Prix 1st Stage 5 Giro Next Gen 5th Beaumont Trophy 6th Overall O Gran Camiño 1st Young rider classification 9th Overall Czech Tour 9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia