Przemysław Kasperkiewicz (born 1 March 1994) is a Polish

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, who most recently rode for French amateur team in 2021.

Career

Early years

Kasperkiewicz took up cycling at a very early age and competed in track and

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with a local club – KTK Kalisz. He showed a lot of promise as a junior rider, winning medals and national titles on the track and taking 2nd in the international junior race, the Tour de la Région de Lódz. Coming to the Under-23 category Kasperkiewicz moved to the Netherlands and joined the WV De Jonge Renner cycling club. He raced both in Polish and Dutch races, putting his prowess on display with 6th place in the Carpathian Couriers Race and 2nd in the National Under-23 Time Trial Championships.

Professional career

In 2014, Kasperkiewicz turned professional at the age of 19, signing a one-year deal with Czech-based continental outfit . He finished 3rd overall in the Carpathian Couriers Race and shortly afterwards took his first professional victory after a successful breakaway in stage 1 of the Peace Race U23. In June Kasperkiewicz took part in the National Championships, taking silver in the under-23 men's time trial for the second consecutive time. He did not start the under-23 road race – despite being only 20, he decided to participate in the elite race, eventually finishing 4th. Following those performances, he was selected for the Polish national team for the

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and the

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. In November 2014, he signed a contract with , development team for

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squad .

Major results

;2011 : 9th Overall Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziadz ;2012 : 2nd

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, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour de la Région de Lódz : 7th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland ;2013 : 2nd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 6th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race ;2014 : 1st Stage 1 Course de la Paix U23 : National Road Championships ::2nd Under-23 time trial ::4th Road race : 3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race : 5th Tour Bohemia ;2015 : 9th

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;2016 : 3rd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Overall Paris–Arras Tour ::1st Points classification : 5th Overall

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: 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2017 : An Post Rás ::1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 8 : 1st Stage 5

Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ...

: 6th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic ;2019 : 1st Stage 6

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kasperkiewicz, Przemyslaw 1994 births Living people Polish male cyclists Cyclists from Kalisz 21st-century Polish sportsmen