Lukas Nerurkar (born 14 November 2003) is a British professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Early life

Nerurkar grew up in Ethiopia before moving to

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in England. His godfather is Haile Gebrselassie. 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 Andorra.

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

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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

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EF Education–EasyPost (2024–)

In September 2023, it was announced he signed a two-year contract with UCI WorldTeam for the following season. As a 20 year old, he finished 3rd on stage 3 of the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, having finished 7th the day before.

Personal life

He is the son of British Olympic marathon runner Richard Nerurkar. His mother Gail ran competitively at county level. His sister Almi is a long distance runner.

Major results

Sources: ;2021 : 1st Circuito Villatuert : 4th Overall Junior Tour of Wales : 5th Overall Junior Tour of Yorkshire ::1st Stage 2 : 5th Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2023 : 1st Stage 2 Orlen Nations Grand Prix : 1st Stage 5

: 5th Beaumont Trophy : 6th Overall

::1st Young rider classification : 9th Overall Czech Tour : 9th

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;2024 : 4th Eschborn–Frankfurt : 6th

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: 9th

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nerurkar, Lukas 2003 births Living people British male cyclists Sportspeople from Brighton English people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent