Martin Velits
_-_Kampioenschap_van_Vlaanderen%2C_18_september_2015_(B73).JPG) Velits at the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Velits |
| Born |
21 February 1985 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | One-day races |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2004 | Dukla Trencin |
| 2005–2006 | Team Konica Minolta |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007 | Wiesenhof |
| 2008–2009 | Team Milram |
| 2010–2011 | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2012– | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
Vuelta a España, 1 Stage TTT National Time Trial Championships (2010) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 3 January 2014 | |
Martin Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Etixx–Quick-Step.[2] His twin brother, Peter Velits, is also a professional cyclist, who competes for the BMC Racing Team.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 1st
Under-23 National Road Race Championships - 2005
- 1st Under-23 National Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 3a Giro del Capo
- 2006
- 1st Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge, South Africa
- 1st Under-23 National Road Race Championships
- 7th Overall Giro del Capo
- 8th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2007
- 10th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2008
- 8th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2009
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2010
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
- 2012
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 |
|---|---|
 Giro |
— |
 Tour |
— |
 Vuelta |
152 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) - BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
External links
Media related to Martin Velits at Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Velits profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
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