Jakob Omrzel

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Jakob Omrzel
Jakob Omrzel - 2023 UCI Road World Championships (Men's junior road race).jpg
Omrzel at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Born (2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 19)
Novo Mesto, Slovenia [1]
Team information
Current team Bahrain Victorious Development Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2023–2024Adria Mobil Juniors
Professional team
2025– Bahrain Victorious Development Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2025)

Jakob Omrzel (born 21 March 2006) is a Slovenian cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Bahrain Victorious Development Team.

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As a junior, Omrzel is considered one of Slovenia's biggest cycling prospects, as a two-time national road race champion and winner of Paris–Roubaix Juniors. [2] In 2024, Omzrel suffered a significant crash while riding in the Giro della Lunigiana, colliding with a signalman and requiring resuscitation. [3]

Major results

Source: [4]

2023
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotEslovenia.PNG Road race
1st MaillotEslovenia.PNG Time trial
2024
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotEslovenia.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
4th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
2025 (1 pro win)
1st MaillotEslovenia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro Next Gen
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification, International Tour of Rhodes
2nd Giro del Belvedere
4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
5th Trofeo Piva
7th Overall CRO Race
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes

References

  1. ↑ "Jakob Omrzel - Team Bahrain". Bahrain Victorious. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Hansen, Matt (5 September 2024). "Slovenian junior crashes hard, has heart attack in Italian race". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Stuart, Peter (5 September 2024). "Paris-Roubaix Junior winner Jakob Omrzel involved in serious incident at Giro della Lunigiana". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jakob Omrzel". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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