Luka Pibernik (born 23 October 1993) is a Slovenian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for the Radenska, Lampre–Merida and Bahrain–McLaren teams.[4] During his professional career, Pibernik took three victories – two wins at the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2013 and 2015, and a stage victory at the 2016 Eneco Tour.[5][6]
.JPG) Pibernik at the 2015 E3 Harelbeke | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Pibernik |
| Born | 23 October 1993 Ljubljana, Slovenia[1] |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ljubljana Gusto Santic |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 2012–2014 | Radenska |
| 2015–2016 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2017–2020 | Bahrain–Merida[2][3] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2023– | Ljubljana Gusto Santic |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Ljubljana Gusto Santic.[7]
Major results
editSource: [8]
- 2011
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 6th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
- 7th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
- 2013
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
- 3rd Overall Peace Race U23
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 3rd Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
- 4th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 8th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
- 8th Trofej Umag
- 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2014
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Giro del Belvedere
- 4th GP Hungary
- 7th GP Czech Republic
- 7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 7th Raiffeisen Grand Prix
- 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 8th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 8th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 9th Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
- 10th Overall Peace Race U23
- 2015
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2016
- 1st Stage 6 Eneco Tour
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 100[9] | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
102[10] | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 142 | 109 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Profile at Radsportseiten.net
- ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Sloveen die ronde te vroeg juichte in Giro stopt op zijn 27e met koersen" [Slovenian who cheered too early in Giro stops racing at the age of 27]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Pibernik retires aged 27". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Luka Pibernik claims surprise stage six win at Eneco Tour". Eurosport. Discovery, Inc. PA Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Luka Pibernik is the new sports director of the member team of Ljubljana Gusto Santic". KDRog.si. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Luka Pibernik". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia (2.UWT)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links
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- Luka Pibernik at UCI
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