Brian Bulgaç
 Bulgaç (leading) at the 2012 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Bulgaç |
| Born |
7 April 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 2008–2009 2010–2011 |
NHT Beveren 2000 Quick Step Omega Pharma-Lotto Davo |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010 2012–2013 2014– |
Rabobank Continental Team Lotto-Belisol[1] Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
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Infobox last updated on 2 January 2014 | |
Brian Bulgaç (born 7 April 1988) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI Continental Team Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.[2]
Career
Duathlon
Born in Amsterdam, Bulgaç started his sports career as a duathlete. He took part in several Junior European and World Championships, finishing three times in the top 20.[3] The highlight of his duathlon career came in 2008 when he became third of Europe at the Under-23 European Duathlon Championships in Serres.[3] He had a bright future ahead in the sport but due to an achilles tendon injury he was told by his physio therapist to just train on a bicycle for a while.[4] His interest in cycling grew and by the time he was allowed to walk again he decided to focus on cycling.[4]
Rabobank Continental Team (2010)
With a second place in stage two and a third place overall of the Tour de Liège in 2009 Bulgaç earned a spot in the Rabobank Continental Team for the 2010 season.[5] His performances for Rabobank were not convincing enough to keep him in the team for 2011 with a fifth place in the prologue of the Jadranska Magistrala and a ninth place in the Ronde van Midden-Nederland as his best results.[5]
Omega Pharma-Lotto development team (2011)
The Omega Pharma-Lotto team offered him a chance to perform in some smaller races with its development team. He took a second place in the third stage of the Triptyque Ardennaise and won the general classification of a race that has been previously won by riders like Ivan Basso, Paolo Tiralongo and Philippe Gilbert.[6] Later that year he also won the general classification of the Tour de Liège.[5] With help from former professional cyclist Kurt Van De Wouwer he managed to get a professional contract with Lotto-Belisol.[4]
Lotto-Belisol (2012–2013)
He made his grand tour debut during the 2012 Giro d'Italia in which he twice rode in a long break away but failed to reach the finish before the peloton.[7] He reached the finish line in Milan in his first grand tour as the 102nd rider overall.[5]
For the 2014 season, Bulgaç will join the Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.[2]
Palmarès
- 2009
- 3rd Overall Tour de Liège
- 2010
- 9th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 2011
- 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennaise
- 1st Overall Tour de Liège
- 2012
- 102nd Overall Giro d'Italia
References
- ↑ "Race selections January". Lotto-Belisol (Belgian Cycling Project). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013. "Lars Bak, Dirk Bellemakers, Brian Bulgaç, Francis De Greef, Maarten Neyens, Fréderique Robert, Jurgen Van de Walle and Tosh Van der Sande will represent the team in France."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bulgac naar continentale ploeg" [Bulgac to continental team]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch) (Nederlandse Publieke Omroep). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brian Bulgac results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Onbekende Nederlander Bulgac valt op in Giro" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Brian Bulgaç". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Triptyque Ardennaise". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Bulgac piling up the break kilometers in the Giro d'Italia". Cycling News. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)