Jan Polanc
 Polanc in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1992 Kranj, Slovenia |
| 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 | |
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]
Major results
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- 2009
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 10th Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
- 2010
- 1st
- 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
- 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
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st
- 1st
- 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
- 1st Stage 5
- Held
after Stages 5–7
- 5th Japan Cup
- 6th Giro dell'Emilia
- 8th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2017
- 1st
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 4
- Held
- 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
- Held
after Stages 12–13
- Held
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Polanc.
- Jan Polanc at UCI
- Jan Polanc at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jan Polanc at ProCyclingStats
- Jan Polanc at CQ Ranking
- Jan Polanc at Olympedia
- Jan Polanc at Olympics.com
