Domen Novak (born 12 July 1995) is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4]

Domen Novak
Domen Novak at the 2023 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2014–2016Adria Mobil
2017–2022Bahrain–Merida[1][2][3]
2023–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2019, 2024)

Career

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Novak turned professional in 2017 with UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–Merida, and was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[5] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[6] The following year, he was crowned the Slovenian national road race champion. In 2023, he joined UAE Team Emirates as a domestique.[7]

Major results

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2013
1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships
8th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2014
1st   Young rider classification, Sibiu Cycling Tour
2015
1st   Young rider classification, Tour of Slovenia
10th Giro del Belvedere
2016
Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
1st   Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
3rd Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Young rider classification
3rd GP Laguna
6th Overall Tour of Croatia
1st   Young rider classification
2017
7th Overall Tour of Japan
1st   Young rider classification
2018
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour of Croatia
2019
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall CRO Race
2022
3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
5th Road race, National Road Championships
2024
1st   Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia 101 59 31 67
  Tour de France Has not contested during his career
  Vuelta a España 105 123 138
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References

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  1. ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Team - UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Domen Novak joins UAE Team Emirates". VeloNews.com. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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