Juris Silovs (cyclist)

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Juris Silovs
Personal information
Born (1973-01-27) January 27, 1973 (age 50)
Dobele, Soviet Union
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1997Schauff–Öschelbronn
1998–1999 home–Jack & Jones
2000–2001 Cofidis

Juris Silovs (born 27 January 1973 in Dobele) is a Latvian former professional racing cyclist. [1] He ended his professional career on 30 June 2001. He competed in the road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and finished in 31st place. [2]

Major results

1996
1st Stage 5 Teleflex Tour
1997
1st MaillotLetonia.PNG National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 7 Teleflex Tour
1st Stage 4 Regio-Tour
1st Stage 1 Hofbrau Cup
5th National Time Trial Championships
1998
1st MaillotLetonia.PNG National Road Race Championships
2nd National Time Trial Championships
4th Scheldeprijs
5th Cholet-Pays de Loire
1999
2nd National Road Race Championships
2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire
6th Gent–Wevelgem
6th National Time Trial Championships
6th Scheldeprijs
7th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
8th Overall Tour de l'Oise
10th E3 Harelbeke
2001
2nd National Road Race Championships

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References

  1. "Latvians demand cycling star's release from Lithuanian jail". The Baltic Times . 13 June 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juris Silovs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.