Team information | |
---|---|
UCI code | CTK |
Registered | Slovenia |
Founded | 1957 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status |
|
Bicycles | Scott (2013–) [1] |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Matjaž Zevnik |
Team manager(s) | Matej Stare |
Team name history | |
|
|
Cycling Team Kranj ( UCI team code:CTK) is a Slovenian UCI Continental cycling team which rejoined the Continental rank in 2022. [2] It originated from the amateur Kolesarski klub Kranj (Sava), which was founded in 1957. [3] [4]
Former riders include current UCI WorldTour Professionals Matej Mohorič [5] and Luka Mezgec [6] as well as former Professionals; Tadej Valjavec and Grega Bole. [1]
|
|
Matej Mugerli is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2008, and from 2011 to 2020 for the Liquigas, Perutnina Ptuj, Adria Mobil, Synergy Baku and SPORT.LAND. Niederösterreich teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Hrinkow Advarics.
Radoslav Rogina is a Croatian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2020, for the Tenax, Perutnina Ptuj, Loborika and Adria Mobil teams. Rogina represented Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics when he finished 25th in the road race event. He represented Croatia again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London finishing 41st in road race.
Adria Mobil is a Continental cycling team founded in 1972. It is based in Novo Mesto, Slovenia and it participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–McLaren. His biggest victory is the 2011 GP Ouest–France, where he launched a solo attack with 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to go. He held on as the field was closing in rapidly, with only Simon Gerrans who was second on the day being awarded the same time as Bole. In 2015, Bole was the victor of the first stage of the inaugural Tour of Croatia after negotiating a series of bends where two crashes occurred.
Kristijan Koren is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil.
Marko Kump is a Slovenian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the Geox–TMC, Tinkoff–Saxo, UAE Team Emirates and CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice teams, as well as four separate spells with the Adria Mobil team. He now works a directeur sportif for the Adria Mobil team, a UCI Continental team.
Perutnina Ptuj is a Continental cycling team. It was founded in 1985, as Kolesarski klub Ptuj and started as a recreative club. In 1992 Kolesarski klub Ptuj signed a list about permanent collaboration with Perutnina Ptuj and was renamed in Kolesarski klub Perutnina Ptuj. It is based in Slovenia and it participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Team Felt–Felbermayr is a UCI Continental team founded in 2004. The team is based in Austria and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Luka Mezgec is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Team Ljubljana Gusto Santic is a Slovenian cycling team founded in 1949, which has competed as a UCI Continental team since 2005. It participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Jan Polanc is a Slovenian former racing cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2013 to 2023. He is a two time Giro d'Italia stage winner. He was forced to retire in May 2023 after cardiac scans revealed heart irregularities.
Aldo Ino Ilešič is a Slovenian cyclist who last rode for UCI Continental team Astellas.
Kristjan Fajt is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil. His only professional win to date came at the 2008 Tour of Qinghai Lake. He rode for Slovenia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Matej Marin was a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2015 for the Perutnina Ptuj and Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels teams. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.
Vladimir Kerkez is a Slovenian former professional cyclist.
The 2021 season for Team Bahrain Victorious was the fifth season in the team's existence, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. After just one year, British car manufacturer McLaren withdrew from its co-title sponsorship, citing a desire to "focus on motorsport after the uncertainty caused ... by the coronavirus pandemic." The team then took on the name of Victorious Stables, a horse racing stable owned by team owner Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, with the adjective serving as "a constant reminder of [the team's] goal to achieve success at the highest level both on and off the bike."
The 2022 Tour of Slovenia was 28th edition of the Tour of Slovenia stage race scheduled between 15 and 19 June 2022. The 2.Pro-category race is a part of the UCI ProSeries. Tour was participated by defending Tour de France and Tour of Slovenia winner Tadej Pogačar and Matej Mohorič, first and sixth by UCI Men's road racing world ranking list.
Jaka Primožič is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Hrinkow Advarics.
Luka Turkulov is a Serbian road cyclist, who rides for Slovenian UCI Continental team Cycling Team Kranj.