Przemysław Kasperkiewicz (born 1 March 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist, 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 road cycling 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 Tour de Pologne and the Tour de l'Avenir.
In November 2014, he signed a contract with , development team for UCI World Tour squad .
Major results
2011 9th Overall Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziadz 2012 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 2nd Overall Tour de la Région de Lódz 7th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland 2013 2nd Time trial, 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 La Côte Picarde 2016 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 5th Overall Paris–Arras Tour 1st Points classification 5th Overall Olympia's Tour 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 2017 An Post Rás 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 8 1st Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne 6th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic 2019 1st Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda
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