Luka Mezgec

Luka Mezgec

Personal information
Full name Luka Mezgec
Born (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988
Kranj, Slovenia
Team information
Current team Orica–GreenEDGE
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2010 Zheroquadro Radenska
2011–2012 Sava
2013–2015 Argos–Shimano
2016– Orica GreenEDGE
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 WorldTour team Orica GreenEDGE. After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[2] In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed a two year contract with Orica–GreenEDGE to commence in 2016.[3]

Palmares

Source:[4][5]

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. 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.
  2. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links

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