Luka Mezgec

Luka Mezgec

Personal information
Full name Luka Mezgec
Born 27 June 1988
Kranj, Slovenia
Team information
Current team Giant-Alpecin
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2010 Zheroquadro Radenska
2011–2012 Sava
2013– Argos-Shimano
Major wins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2014)
Infobox last updated on
1 June 2014

Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Giant-Alpecin.[1] After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.[2]

Palmares

Source:[3][4]

2009
1st Vzpon na Mohor
2010
1st Overall Coupe des Nations Ville de Saguenay
5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
2011
1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
2nd GP Kranj
2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio
3rd Banja Luka - Beograd II
3rd Budapest GP
2012
2nd Memorijal Nevio Valčić
2nd Banja Luka - Beograd I
3rd Porec Trophy
4th Banja Luka - Beograd II
4th Grand Prix of Moscow
5th Overall Five rings of Moscow
1st Stage 5
5th GP Südkärnten
5th Slovenia National Championships, Road Race
6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stages 2, 4, 6, 11 & 13
1st Points classification
2013
1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing
2nd Halle–Ingooigem
7th Handzame Classic
2014
1st Handzame Classic
1st Stages 1, 2 & 5 Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 1 Tour of Beijing
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2015
1st Stage 2 Tour du Haut Var

References

  1. ↑ "Argos-Shimano completed by Parisien". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013. South African Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (MTN) and Slovenian Luka Mezgec (Sava) bring in talent and continental UCI points: van Rensburg had two stage wins at the Volta a Portugal and win in the 1.1-ranked Ronde van Zeeland in addition to four stage wins and the overall Tour du Marco title. Mezgec claimed five stage wins at the 2.HC-ranked Tour of Qinghai Lake.
  2. ↑ Ben Atkins (15 October 2013). "Tour of Beijing: Luka Mezgec takes final Bird’s Nest stage as Intxausti wins overall". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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