Luka Mezgec
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%252C_etappe_1.jpg.webp) 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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Mezgec at 2023 Tour of Slovenia press conference
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Mezgec (Team Jayco–AlUla) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the 2023 Slovenian National Road Race Championship. Mezgec led Pogačar for most of the race till last two rounds helping to break from Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious). Mezgec finished as second.
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
- 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
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
123 | 136 | 138 | DNF | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 102 | 101 | 112 |
| Vuelta a España |
— | — | 108 | — | — | 141 | DNF | — | 109 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "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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