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 (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 | NHT |
| 2008–2009 | Beveren 2000 Quick Step |
| 2010–2011 | Omega Pharma-Lotto Davo |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2012–2013 | Lotto–Belisol[1] |
| Jan 2014-Apr 2014 | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team |
| May 2014-Dec 2014 | Giant–Shimano |
| 2015- | LottoNL–Jumbo |
|
Infobox last updated on 13 March 2014 | |
Brian Bulgaç (born 7 April 1988) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam Team LottoNL-Jumbo.[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]
2014
For the 2014 season, Bulgaç initially joined the Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.[8] However in April it was announced that he would move to Giant-Shimano after being invited to a week-long training camp held by the team.[9]
Team LottoNL-Jumbo (2015)
Bulgaç did not get a contract renewal from Giant-Shimano for the 2015 season. Instead, he joined Team LottoNL-Jumbo.[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
- 2014
- 5th Overall Tour de Taiwan
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.
- 1 2 Horssels, Maxim. "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Brian Bulgac results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Onbekende Nederlander Bulgac valt op in Giro" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ "Bulgac naar continentale ploeg" [Bulgac to continental team]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch) (Nederlandse Publieke Omroep). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Giant-Shimano sign Brian Bulgaç". cyclingnews.com. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
- Brian Bulgaç profile at Cycling Archives