Robert Vrečer

Robert Vrečer

Vrečer at the 2011 Tour of Slovenia
Personal information
Full name Robert Vrečer
Born 8 October 1980
Celje, Slovenia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2006–2008 Radenska-Powerbar
2009 Adria Mobil
2010 Perutnina Ptuj
2011 Obrazi Delo Revije
2012 Team Vorarlberg
2013 Euskaltel-Euskadi
2014 Team Vorarlberg
Infobox last updated on
26 February 2014

Robert Vrečer (born 8 October 1980) is a retired Slovenian professional road racing cyclist. He rode professionally between 2006 and 2014. After seven seasons competing domestically with the Radenska-Powerbar, Adria Mobil, Perutnina Ptuj, Obrazi Delo Revije, and Team Vorarlberg squads,[1] Vrečer signed with Euskaltel-Euskadi, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2013 season.[2][3] Vrečer rejoined Team Vorarlberg for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel-Euskadi – folded.[4][5] Following a positive clomifene control,[6][7] Vrečer was suspended, for twenty months, on 30 July 2014.[8]

Palmarès

Sources:[9][10]

2008
9th, Trofeo Zsšdi
2009
2nd, GP Kranj
10th, Trofeo Zsšdi
2010
1st, Overall, Istrian Spring Trophy
1st, Prologue & Stage 2
1st, Overall, Tour de Slovaquie
1st, Stages 4 & 5
8th, Trofeo Zsšdi
2011
1st, Overall, Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st, Overall, Istrian Spring Trophy
1st, Prologue & Stage 2
2nd, National Time Trial Championships
3rd, Overall, Tour of Slovenia
1st, Prologue
7th, National Road Race Championships
2012
1st, Tour of Greece
1st, Stage 1
1st, National Time Trial Championships
2nd, Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
3rd, Duo Normand (with Andreas Hofer)
3rd, Overall, Tour of Austria
7th, National Road Race Championships
2013
Tour de Suisse
1st, Mountains classification
1st, Sprints classification
92nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Vrečer at Euskaltel-Euskadi". Euskaltel-Euskadi (Bilbao, Basque Country). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Peter Cossins (22 October 2013). "African number one among new Euskaltel signings". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Transfers for 2013 (World and Pro Continental Tours)". road.cc (Bath, England: Farrelly Atkinson Ltd). 20 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cycling transfers: Team-by-team guide to which riders are on the move and where". Sky Sports (London, England: BSkyB). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vrecer kehrt zum Team Vorarlberg zurück" [Vrecer returns to Team Vorarlberg]. Radsport-News (in German) (Rodgau, Hesse: Sport Aktiv Media GmbH). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Marko Uršič (10 April 2014). "Dopingirani Vrečer molči" [Vrečer Doped]. Slovenske Novice (in Slovenian) (Ljubljana, Slovenia: Delo). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Felix Griep (9 April 2013). "Doping-News: Verfahren gegen Robert Vrecer eröffnet - positiver Test bei Polen-Rundfahrt 2013" [Doping News: proceedings against Robert Vrecer opened - positive test at Tour of Poland 2013]. Radsport-News (in German) (Rodgau, Hesse: Sport Aktiv Media GmbH). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "List of Dopers and Suspensions". UCI World Tour (Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale). Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Robert Vrečer at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Robert Vrečer at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

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