Jan Polanc (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian former racing cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2013 to 2023.[3] He is a two time Giro d'Italia stage winner. He was forced to retire in May 2023 after cardiac scans revealed heart irregularities.[4]
Personal information | |
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Born | Kranj, Slovenia | 6 May 1992
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2011–2013 | Radenska |
Professional team | |
2013–2023 | Lampre–Merida[1][2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours |
Major results edit
- 2009
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 10th Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
- 2010
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Trofeo Guido Dorigo
- 3rd Trofeo Buffoni
- 4th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships
- 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 10th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 2011
- 5th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 5th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 7th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 8th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 8th Giro del Belvedere
- 10th Trofeo Zsšdi
- 2012
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 1st Young rider classification, Tour of Slovenia
- 2nd Overall Okolo Jižních Čech
- 5th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 6th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 9th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 9th Trofeo Zsšdi
- 9th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 2013
- 1st Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 5th Overall Course de la Paix Under-23
- 5th La Côte Picarde
- 8th GP Kranj
- 10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 2014
- 9th Japan Cup
- 2015
- Giro d'Italia
- 5th Japan Cup
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 8th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2017
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Mountains classification, Tour La Provence
- 5th Overall Tour of Croatia
- 2019
- 6th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 6th Overall Tour of Oman
- 6th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 7th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 9th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- Giro d'Italia
- 2020
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Gran Trittico Lombardo
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Giro dell'Appennino
- 9th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2022
- 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Giro d'Italia | 42 | 53 | — | 11 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 41 | 12 |
References edit
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Serikbayev, Akarys (18 May 2023). "Heart irregularities force Jan Polanc to retire from professional cycling". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Polanc.
- Jan Polanc at UCI
- Jan Polanc at Cycling Archives
- Jan Polanc at ProCyclingStats
- Jan Polanc at CQ Ranking
- Jan Polanc at Olympedia
- Jan Polanc at Olympics.com