Nick Zukowsky 
1998 | Canada

Nick Zukowsky’s, or you can call him Zuke, Ukrainian great grand parents moved to Canada where he grew up in Saint Lucie in Québec. French is his first language but he is fluent in English too. In Canada he did freestyle skiing but he ended up in the pro peloton with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.

Zuke is a late starter in road cycling. He was 17 when he started on the road coming from mountain biking for fun as a kid.

“We lived in Tuscon (USA) at the time, so my dad wasn’t so keen to have me ride alone on the MTB in rattlesnake country. I then jumped on the road bike, joined some groups and got the love for it,” he says.

His first rides were with underwear under his bib shorts but he was a fast learner.  Cycling did stick with him although he has a hard time explaining his family and highschool friends what he actually does for a living. 

Zuke races a lot with his Andorra neighbor Tom Pidcock. He doesn’t mind pineapple and pizza on the same plate but we are sure our head chef Peter just won’t go there in Italia. He has far better things cooking! Buon appetito, Nick!