Nickolas Zukowsky (born 3 June 1998) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career In 2016, Zukowsky began his professional cycling career independently despite not owning a road bike the year prior. He placed fourth overall in the Tour de l'Abitibi, won a stage of the Ronde des Vallées, and finished fifth in the Killington Stage Race's first stage. He also competed in the Canadian National Junior Road Race Championships, placing third. signed Zukowsky following the 2016 cycling season, making him the first 18-year-old to be on the team.
In 2017, Zukowsky gained his first win in his cycling career, winning first overall in the Tucson Bicycle Classic. After Silber Pro Cycling went defunct, he signed with .
2019 was a breakout year for Zukowsky, winning first in road race for the Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships, first overall for the Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay, along with other significant finishes such as third overall in the Tour de Beauce and the Tour of the Gila.
In 2020, Zukowsky signed with but did not have any significant results that year. In 2021, he placed fourth overall in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.
In 2022, Zukowsky almost won his first UCI ProSeries race, the Maryland Cycling Classic, but was edged out by Belgian racer Sep Vanmarcke by less than a second to earn his first UCI ProSeries win. He also placed fourth in the Grand Prix Criquielion. After the 2022 cycling season, Zukowsky signed with the .
In 2023, Zukowsky gained his first major national win by winning the road race in the Canadian National Road Championships.
Major results
2016 3rd Time trial, Canadian National Junior Road Championships 4th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 2017 2nd Time trial, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 4th Time trial, Canada Summer Games 5th Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic 2018 1st Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic 2nd Boise Twilight Criterium 2nd Time trial, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 8th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic 2019 1st Road race, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay 1st Points classification 1st Young rider classification 2nd Boise Twilight Criterium 2nd Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic 3rd Time trial, Canadian National Under-23 Road Championships 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce 1st Young rider classification 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila 1st Young rider classification 9th Chrono Kristin Armstrong 2021 4th Vuelta a Castilla y León 2022 2nd Maryland Cycling Classic 4th Grand Prix Criquielion 2023 1st Road race, Canadian National Road Championships 2nd Time trial, Canadian National Road Championships 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2025 Giro d'Italia DNF Tour de France — Vuelta a España 112
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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