Michael Kukrle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mohelnice, Czech Republic

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 75 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|RSW}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Time trialist

| amateuryears1 = 2014–2015

| amateurteam1 = TJ Favorit Brno

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| proyears1 = 2016–2021

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ELA|2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14074/1000679/257|title=Elkov - Kasper|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=22 March 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322003100/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14074/1000679/257|archivedate=22 March 2020}}

| proyears2 = 2022

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|GAZ|2022}}{{cite web |title=GAZPROM-RUSVELO |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17213 |website=UCI |access-date=30 December 2021}}

| proyears3 = 2022

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EKA|2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17304|title=Elkov - Kasper|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=14 February 2022}}

| proyears4 = 2023–

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|RSW|2023}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

:{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2021)}}

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Michael Kukrle (born 17 November 1994) is a Czech cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|RSW}}.

Career

Kukrle joined {{UCI team code|ELA|2016}} in 2016 and stayed with the team until 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15306/1000679/276|title=Elkov - Kasper|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=7 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210207184944/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15306/1000679/276|archivedate=7 February 2021}} In June 2021 he won the National Road race championship of the Czech Republic.{{cite web |title=Kukrle won the championship title in the road race for cyclists for the first time |url=https://www.archysport.com/2021/06/kukrle-won-the-championship-title-in-the-road-race-for-cyclists-for-the-first-time/ |website=Archysport |access-date=30 December 2021 |date=20 June 2021}} Kukrle rode in the road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined the early breakaway staying away for 180 km before finishing in 36th.{{cite web |title=Michael Kukrle: Výsledek z Tokia je skoro jako vítězství. Teď chci o stupeň výše |url=https://www.welovecycling.com/cs/2021/08/08/michael-kukrle-vysledek-z-tokia-je-skoro-jako-vitezstvi-ted-chci-o-stupen-vyse/ |website=We Love Cycling - Česká republika |access-date=30 December 2021 |language=cs-CZ |date=8 August 2021}}

In October 2021 it was announced that Kukrle would join {{UCI team code|GAZ|2021}} from 2022 on a 2-year contract.{{cite web |title=Michael Kukrle přestupuje do Gazprom - RusVelo |url=https://www.roadcycling.cz/aktuality/michael-kukrle-prestupuje-do-gazprom---rusvelo |website=RoadCycling.cz |access-date=30 December 2021 |language=cs-CZ}} After {{UCI team code|GAZ|2022}} lost its UCI license and its riders lost their contracts on 1 March 2022, Kukrle was left without a job.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Barry |last2=Ostanek |first2=Daniel |title=UCI bans Russian, Belarusian teams from competition 'until further notice' |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-bans-russian-and-belarusian-teams-from-competition-until-further-notice/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en |date=1 March 2022}} On 30 March 2022 it was announced he would re-join {{UCI team code|ELA|2022}}.{{cite web |title=Kukrle could not race in the Russian team and did not receive a paycheck. And so he returns |url=https://www.archysport.com/2022/03/kukrle-could-not-race-in-the-russian-team-and-did-not-receive-a-paycheck-and-so-he-returns/ |website=Archysport |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en |date=30 March 2022}}