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 Sussex 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 O Gran Camiño 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 Giro Next Gen.
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.2024 Rankings after stage 3, Critérium du Dauphiné.2024 Rankings after stage 2, Critérium du Dauphiné. He made his Grand Tour debut at the 2025 Vuelta a España where he finished 104th overall.
In July 2026, Nerurkar was hit by a vehicle whilst training. He had a dislocated and broken collarbone, fractured sternum and vertebra, a broken rib, and a punctured lung.
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 Road race, National Junior Road Championships 5th Overall Junior Tour of Yorkshire 1st Stage 2 2023 1st Stage 2 Orlen Nations Grand Prix 1st Stage 5 Giro Next Gen 5th Beaumont Trophy 6th Overall O Gran Camiño 1st Young rider classification 9th Overall Czech Tour 9th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 2024 2nd Overall Tour de Kyushu 1st Young rider classification 4th Eschborn–Frankfurt 6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 9th Mercan'Tour Classic 9th Japan Cup 2025 3rd Clásica Terres de l'Ebre 6th Andorra MoraBanc Clàssica 10th Overall Tour of Guangxi 2026 8th GP Gippingen 9th La Drôme Classic 10th Coppa Sabatini
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — — Tour de France — — Vuelta a España 104 —
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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