Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[3] After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.[4] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[5]
_-_Adinkerke_(De_Panne)_-_Driedaagse_van_De_Panne-Koksijde,_etappe_1.jpg) Mezgec in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Mezgec |
| Born | 27 June 1988 Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter Lead-out specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | Zheroquadro–Radenska |
| 2011–2012 | Sava |
| 2013–2015 | Argos–Shimano |
| 2016– | Orica–GreenEDGE[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with Orica–GreenEDGE to commence in 2016.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]
Major results
edit- 2009
- 1st Vzpon na Mohor
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay - 5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 2011
- 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
- 1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy
- 2nd GP Kranj
- 2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio
- 3rd Banja Luka–Beograd II
- 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP
- 6th Ljubljana–Zagreb
- 8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 8th Banja Luka–Beograd I
- 10th Central European Tour Miskolc GP
- 2012 (5 pro wins)
- 2nd Memorijal Nevio Valčić
- 2nd Banja Luka–Beograd I
- 2nd Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
- 3rd Poreč Trophy
- 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP
- 3rd Ljubljana–Zagreb
- 3rd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 4th Banja Luka–Beograd II
- 4th Grand Prix of Moscow
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Five Rings of Moscow
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 5th Grand Prix Südkärnten
- 5th Central European Tour Miskolc GP
- 5th Coupe des Carpathes
- 6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2, 4, 6, 11 & 13
- 1st
- 2013 (1)
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing
- 2nd Halle–Ingooigem
- 7th Handzame Classic
- 2014 (6)
- 1st Handzame Classic
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
- 1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Beijing
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2015 (1)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Haut Var
- 2016
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Paris–Tours
- 2017 (3)
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st National MTB XC Championships
- 1st National CX Championships
- 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
- 5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2019 (3)
- Tour of Slovenia
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 8th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2020
- 1st
Sprints classification, Tour de Pologne - 2nd Bretagne Classic
- 5th Clásica de Almería
- 2021
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2023
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race
- 8th Super 8 Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
123 | 136 | 138 | DNF | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 102 | 101 | 112 | 116 |
| Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 108 | — | — | 141 | DNF | — | 109 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Luka Mezgec". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luka Mezgec.
- Luka Mezgec at ProCyclingStats
- Luka Mezgec at Cycling Archives (archived)
