Personal information | |
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Born | Kranj, Slovenia | 6 May 1992
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2011–2013 | Radenska |
Professional team | |
2013–2023 | Lampre–Merida [1] [2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours |
Jan Polanc (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian former racing cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2013 to 2023. [3] He is a two time Giro d'Italia stage winner. He was forced to retire in May 2023 after cardiac scans revealed heart irregularities. [4]
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Giro d'Italia | 42 | 53 | — | 11 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 41 | 12 |
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