Roman Broniš
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Broniš |
| Born |
17 October 1976 Bánovce nad Bebravou, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Dukla Banska Bystrica |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2005 | Ed' System ZVVZ |
| 2006 | Dukla Trenčín |
| 2007 | DHL–Author |
| 2008 | Dukla Trenčín–Merida |
| 2009 | CK Windoor's Pribram |
| 2010–2011 | AC Sparta Praha |
| 2012– | Dukla Banska Bystrica |
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Infobox last updated on October 6, 2013 | |
Roman Broniš (born October 17, 1976 in Bánovce nad Bebravou) is a Slovak professional road cyclist.[1] He represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2008), and has currently competed for Dukla Banska Bystrica pro cycling team since his official return in 2012.
Amateur and professional career
Bronis made his official debut as an amateur cyclist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he did not finish the men's road race against a vast field of more than a hundred cyclists.[2] Bronis later turned pro in 2004, when he signed a two-year contract with Ed' System ZVVZ. Throughout his sporting career, he competed for three annually contractual cycling teams (Dukla Trenčín, DHL–Author, and Dukla Trenčín–Merida), and also produced numerous triumphs at different stages in both local and global road cycling tournaments, specifically in Coupe des Carpathes (Poland), Tour du Maroc (Morocco), Tour of Libya, and UAE International Emirates Post Tour.
Eight years after competing in his last Olympics, Bronis qualified for his second Slovak squad, as a 33-year-old, in the men's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team's three berths from the UCI Europe Tour, along with his teammates Matej Jurčo and Ján Valach.[3] Passing through the 161.2-km mark, Bronis could not achieve a best possible result with a severe fatigue under the Beijing's intense heat, as he failed to complete the race for the second straight time in his Olympic career.[4][5]
Career highlights
- 2001
- 2nd Stage 4, Tour de Slovaquie, Turčianske Teplice (SVK)
- 2nd Slovakian Championships (TTT)
- 3rd Slovakian Championships (Road), Trenčín (SVK)
- 2002
- 1st Stage 1, Tour of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- 3rd Slovakian Championships (Road ,TTT), Milevsko (SVK)
- 2003
- 1st Stage 3, Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc, Szekszárd, Hungary
- 1st Grand Prix Bradlo, Slovakia
- 2nd Coupe des Carpathes, Poland
- 3rd Slovakian Championships, Tvrdošín (SVK)
- 2005
- 3rd Slovakian Championships (Road), Třebechovice pod Orebem (SVK)
- 2006
- 1st Coupe des Carpathes, Poland
- 1st Overall Tour du Maroc, Fès (MAR)
- 2nd Stage 3, Tour de Slovaquie, Banská Štiavnica (SVK)
- 2nd Stage 2 Malopolski Wyscig Gorski, Rabka (POL)
- 3rd Stage 3 Malopolski Wyscig Gorski, Gorlice (POL)
- 3rd Stage 5, Tour de Taiwan, Taiwan
- 2007
- 1st Overall Baltyk-Karkonosze Tour, Poland
- 2nd Stage 6, Okraj
- 2008
- 2nd Overall, Tour of Libya, Libya
- 2nd Slovakian Championships (Road), Jindřichův Hradec (SVK)
- 3rd Slovakian Championships (Road, ITT)
- 3rd Overall, UAE International Emirates Post Tour, United Arab Emirates
- 2nd Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4, Dubai
- 3rd Overall Baltyk-Karkonosze Tour, Poland
- 3rd Stage 6, Sulików
- 2009
- 1st Slovakian Championships (Road), Bánovce nad Bebravou (SVK)
- 4th Stage 2 Malopolski Wyscig Gorski, Gorlice (POL)
- 9th Overall, Tour de Slovaquie, Slovakia
- 2011
- 2nd Slovakian Championships (Road, ITT)
- 3rd Overall, Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Poland
- 3rd Stage 3
- 4th Overall, Grand Prix Chantal Biya, Cameroon
- 2nd Stage 1
- 4th Stage 2
- 5th Stage 3
- 2012
- 4th Slovakian Championships (Road), Púchov (SVK)
- 5th Slovakian Championships (Road, ITT), Púchov (SVK)
- 2013
- 2nd Stage 4, Tour du Maroc, Khenifra (MAR)
- 5th Stage 8, Tour du Maroc, Marrakech (MAR)
- 5th Slovakian Championships (Road), Dubnica nad Vahom (SVK)
References
- ↑ "Roman Broniš". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Cycling – Men's Road Race" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 31. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Petra Velitsa hnevá spôsob výberu cyklistov na olympijské hry" [Petra Velitsa felt angry at cyclists' Olympic selection] (in Slovak). SME. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Valach spokojný, osudným mu bolo predposledné stúpanie" [Valach was satisfied with a penultimate climb] (in Slovak). SME. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
External links
- Official website
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Roman Broniš profile at Cycling Archives