The Latvian National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the Latvian National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race.
Wins | Name | Years |
---|---|---|
7 | Aleksejs Saramotins | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
2 | Juris Silovs | 1997, 1998 |
Oļegs Meļehs | 2004, 2009 | |
Krists Neilands | 2017, 2018 | |
Toms Skujiņš | 2019, 2021 | |
Emīls Liepiņš | 2022, 2023 |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
2006 | Gatis Smukulis | ||
2007 | |||
2008 | |||
2009 | Viesturs Lukševics | Rihards Bartuševics | Reinis Andrijanovs |
2010 | Indulis Bekmanis | ||
2011 | |||
2012 | |||
2013 [1] | Toms Skujiņš | Andžs Flaksis | Krists Neilands |
2014 | Krists Neilands | ||
2015 | Krists Neilands | Raivis Sarkans | Deins Kaņepējs |
2016 | Krists Neilands | Klāvs Rubenis | Matīss Riekstiņš |
2017 [4] | Deins Kaņepējs | Ēriks Toms Gavars | Mārtiņš Pluto |
2018 [5] | Mārtiņš Pluto | Ēriks Toms Gavars | Kristaps Pelčers |
2019 [6] | Alekss Jānis Ražinskis | Ēriks Toms Gavars | — |
2020 [11] | Pauls Rubenis | Alekss Krasts | Oskars Dankbārs |
2021 [12] | Pauls Rubenis | Alekss Krasts | Kristers Ansons |
2022 [13] | Alekss Krasts | Matīss Kaļveršs | Kristiāns Belohvoščiks |
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