Adrian Kurek (born 29 March 1988) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the , and teams. Following his retirement, Kurek now coaches the Kuwaiti national cycling team.

He competed at UCI World Tour level on several occasions at his home race, the Tour de Pologne. In the 2011 edition of the race, Kurek won the intermediate sprints classification, having led it from start-to-finish; he also held a top-three place overall in the first three stages. In the 2012 race, Kurek took the lead of the classification after four stages of the event, and held the lead until the end.

Adrian Kurek

Major results

2008

2nd Overall Tour des Deux Sèvres

2009

1st Route de l'Atlantique

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

2nd Vienne Classic Espoirs

3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

2011

1st Trophée des Champions

1st Stage 2 (ITT) Saint Brieuc Agglo-Tour

1st Stage 3 Tour de Gironde

1st Stage 4 Trois Jours de Cherbourg

1st Sprints classification Tour de Pologne

2nd Chrono de Tauxigny

3rd Chrono Châtelleraudais

4th Overall Tour of Małopolska

4th Prix Gérard Gautier à Vendeuvre-du-Poitou

8th Overall Tour de la Dordogne

8th Circuit Boussaquin

9th Grand Prix des Fêtes de Cénac et St-Julien

10th Circuit des Vins du Blayais

2012

1st Sprints classification Tour de Pologne

5th Overall Tour of Małopolska

2013

7th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza

2014

2nd Overall Tour of Estonia

1st Stage 2

3rd Time trial, World University Road Championships

8th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza

1st Stage 1 (TTT) 2015 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 3 Tour of Małopolska 8th Overall Podlasie Tour 1st Prologue 2017 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 9th Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques 2018 1st Stage 3a (TTT) Sibiu Cycling Tour 8th Overall Dookoła Mazowsza 8th Overall Tour de Hongrie 2019 5th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala 9th Overall Tour of Estonia 9th Memoriał Romana Siemińskiego 2020 1st Prologue Tour of Szeklerland 7th International Rhodes Grand Prix

Adrian Kurek

References

External links

Polish male cyclists

1988 births

Living people

People from Grudziądz

Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Adrian Kurek