Uroš Murn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Uroš Murn |
| Born |
February 9, 1975 Slovenia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1997–1999 | Krka |
| 2000–2003 | Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini |
| 2004–2006 | Phonak |
| 2007 | Discovery Channel |
| Major wins | |
|
National Champion (2004) | |
Uroš Murn (born February 9, 1975) was a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, most recently for UCI ProTour team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Murn joined Discovery Channel having previously ridden on the ProTour for Phonak Hearing Systems
Born in Novo Mesto, Murn turned professional in 1997 with the Slovenian Krka squad. In 2000, Murn moved to the Italian Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini team, where he stayed for four seasons. Early successes in the Tours of Croatia and Slovenia, where Murn won two stages and a stage and the sprints competition respectively, were not matched in later season. Murn took the opportunity to move to the top tier of racing with Phonak in 2004.
On 6 December 2010, it was reported by the Slovenian Press Agency that Uroš Murn decided to end his bicycling career.[1]
Major results
- 1997 - Krka
- 1998 - Krka
- Solidarity Tour, 1 stage
- 1999 - Krka-Telekom Slovenje
- GP Krka
- GP Kranj, 1 stage
- 2000 - Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
- Tour of Slovenia
- Stage 3, winner
- Sprints competition
- Tour of Croatia
- Stage 1, winner
- Stage 6A, winner
- 2001 - Mobilvetta Design-Formaggi Trentini
- 2002 - Formaggi Trentini
- GP Krka
- 2003 - Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave'-Ciarrocchi Immobiliare
- Stausee-Rundfahrt
- Giro d'Abruzzo - Foreign Riders' Competition
- 2004 - Phonak Hearing Systems
- National Champion
- GP Krka
- 2005 - Phonak Hearing Systems
- Setmana Catalana, one stage
- 2006 - Phonak Hearing Systems
References
External links
- Uroš Murn at Cycling Archives