Jakob Omrzel

Jakob Omrzel

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
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2023–2024	Adria 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.

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 Road race

1st Time trial

2024

National Junior Road Championships

1st 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 Road race, National Road Championships

1st Overall Giro Next Gen

1st Young rider classification

1st Mountains classification, International Tour of Rhodes

2nd Giro del Belvedere

4th Overall Tour of Slovenia

1st Youth classification

5th Trofeo Piva

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.

External links

• Jakob Omrzel at UCI
• Jakob Omrzel at ProCyclingStats