Matej Mohorič

Matej Mohorič

Mohorič at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl
Personal information
Full name Matej Mohorič
Born (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994
Kranj, Slovenia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Team information
Current team Lampre–Merida
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2013 Sava
Professional team(s)
2014 Cannondale
2015 Cannondale–Garmin
2016– Lampre–Merida
Infobox last updated on
26 January 2016

Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovene professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Lampre–Merida.[1][2] Mohorič turned professional in 2014.[2]

Biography

Born on 19 October 1994, in Kranj, Slovenia, Mohorič resides in Podblica, Slovenia.[2][3]

Mohorič won the 2012 UCI World Junior Road Race Championships[4] and the 2013 UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships,[5][6] becoming the first rider to win world junior and under-23 titles in consecutive years.[4]

He signed with Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.[7][8]

Mohorič signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season.[9][10] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España,[11] but he withdrew on the 6th stage.[12] Subsequently, it was announced that he would join Lampre–Merida from 2016 on a two-year contract.[4] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[13]

Career achievements

Major results

Sources:[14][15][16]

2011
7th Overall Regio-Tour
2012
1st UCI World Junior Road Race Championships
1st Overall Giro di Basilicata
1st Mountains classification
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 (ITT), & 4
1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana
1st Overall Oberösterreich-Rundfahrt
2nd UCI World Junior Time Trial Championships
3rd European Junior Time Trial Championships
4th European Junior Road Race Championships
2013
1st UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships
4th National Road Race Championships
4th National Time Trial Championships
7th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
2014
5th National Road Race Championships
2015
5th National Road Race Championships
6th Japan Cup
2016
2nd National Time Trial Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Hainan
1st Stage 6

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro - 98
Yellow jersey Tour - -
red jersey Vuelta WD -

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

  1. ↑ "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Matej Mohorič". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Matej Mohorič". Strava. San Francisco, California: Strava, Inc. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mohoric joins Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Alasdair Fotheringham (27 September 2014). "Mohoric wins U23 men's road race world championship". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mohoric attacks to solo win in under-23 worlds road race". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cannondale unveils 27-rider 2014 roster". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Daniel Benson (15 September 2014). "Mohoric signs with Cannondale team for 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling announce 2015 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "De La Cruz no toma la salida y se retira el esloveno Mohoric" [De la Cruz doesn't take the start and the Slovenian Mohoric withdraws]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Grupo Godó. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Matej Mohorič". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Matej Mohorič". Cycling Base. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Matej Mohorič". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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