Adrian Kurek

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Adrian Kurek

| image = Quaregnon_-_Le_Samyn_des_Dames_%26_Le_Samyn,_2_mars_2016,_départ_(D046).JPG

| caption = Kurek in 2016

| fullname = Adrian Kurek

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|21}}

| birth_place = Grudziądz, Poland

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = Retired

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2008

| amateurteam1 = Top 16 Cyclisme

| amateuryears2 = 2009

| amateurteam2 = Mosaic-Diffusion.com

| amateuryears3 = 2010

| amateurteam3 = Albi Velo Sport

| amateuryears4 = 2011

| amateurteam4 = Océane Cycle Poitevin

| proyears1 = 2012

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|UNA|2012}}

| proyears2 = 2013–2018

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CCC|2013}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=PCT&teamstype=PCT&year=2013&teamnameid=3785&npage=&search=&l=ENG|title=CCC Polsat Polkowice (CCC) – POL|accessdate=27 July 2013|work=UCI Continental Circuits|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121544/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=PCT&teamstype=PCT&year=2013&teamnameid=3785&npage=&search=&l=ENG|archive-date=2014-02-03|url-status=dead}}

| proyears3 = 2019–2021

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|THU|2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14244/1002223/257|title=Mazowsze Serce Polski|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=13 April 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200413193444/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14244/1002223/257|archivedate=13 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15813/1002223/276|title=Mazowsze Serce Polski|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=20 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220195047/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15813/1002223/276|archivedate=20 February 2021}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

:{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2017)}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{POL}} }}

}}

Adrian Kurek (born 29 March 1988) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the {{UCI team code|UNA|2012}}, {{UCI team code|CCC|2018}} and {{UCI team code|Mazowsze|2021b}} teams.{{cite news|url=http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/15430-adrian-kurek-neo-pro-chez-utensilnord-named.html|title=Adrian Kurek néo-pro chez Utensilnord – Named|language=French|trans-title=Adrian Kurek neo-pro in Utensilnord – Named|date=18 October 2011|accessdate=14 July 2012|work=DirectVelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|first=Nicolas|last=Gachet}} Following his retirement, Kurek now coaches the Kuwaiti national cycling team.{{cite news|first=Jakub|last=Jarosz|url=https://naszosie.pl/2022/05/09/adrian-kurek-trenerem-reprezentacji-kuwejtu/|title=Adrian Kurek trenerem reprezentacji Kuwejtu|language=Polish|trans-title=Adrian Kurek is the coach of the Kuwait national team|work=Naszosie.pl|publisher=ADO|date=9 May 2022|accessdate=23 June 2022}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://tdp.infocity.pl/pdf/editions/34/wyniki.pdf|format=PDF|date=6 August 2011|accessdate=14 July 2012|work=Tour de Pologne|publisher=Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego|title=06.08.2011 Kraków-Kraków 128 km: Komunikat Numer 8|language=Polish|trans-title=06.08.2011 Krakow-Krakow 128 km: Communication Number 8}} 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,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2012/stage-4/results|title=Kruopis captures stage 4 in Katowice|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=13 July 2012|accessdate=14 July 2012}} and held the lead until the end.