Gorazd Štangelj (born 27 January 1973 in Novo Mesto) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who raced as a professional between 1997 and 2011.[1] He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[2]

Gorazd Štangelj
Personal information
Full nameGorazd Štangelj
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
1997–1998KRKA–Telekom Slovenije
1999Mobilvetta–Northwave
2000–2001Liquigas–Pata
2002–2003Fassa Bortolo
2004Saeco
2005–2008Lampre–Caffita
2009Liquigas
2010–2011Astana
Managerial teams
2012–2016Astana
2017–Bahrain–Merida

Major results

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1991
1st Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
1993
3rd Overall Tour de Slovénie
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
1994
1st GP Kranj
1st Stage 2 Giro delle Regioni
1995
3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
1996
1st Giro del Belvedere
2nd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
1997
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th GP Kranj
1998
1st Overall GP Kranj
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 5 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Slovénie
3rd Overall Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
1st Stage 2
3rd Grand Prix Herning
5th GP Aarhus
8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
1999
1st Overall Commonwealth Bank Classic
3rd GP du canton d'Argovie
2000
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
1st Trofeo Melinda
4th Overall Tour of Austria
1st Stage 2b
5th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 5
5th Paris–Tours
6th Giro del Lazio
6th Giro dell'Emilia
7th Giro della Provincia di Lucca
9th Giro di Lombardia
2001
1st Giro di Toscana
8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
9th Trofeo Melinda
9th Giro del Friuli
10th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
10th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
2002
10th Giro del Friuli
2003
5th Coppa Sabatini
2005
7th Giro di Lombardia
2006
10th Overall Tour de Slovénie
2007
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Pologne
10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
2008
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2009
4th Tre Valli Varesine
10th Overall Tour de Slovénie
2010
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
2011
4th Road race, National Road Championships
10th Giro del Friuli

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  Giro d'Italia DNF 72 DNF 94 67 59 78 96 92 86
  Tour de France 87
  Vuelta a España 74 109

References

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  1. ^ Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). "Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year's retirees just faded away". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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