Jan Polanc Explained

Jan Polanc
Birth Date:	6 May 1992
Birth Place:	Kranj, Slovenia
Height:	1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:	59kg (130lb)
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Climber
Amateuryears1:	2011–2013
Proyears1:	2013–2023
Proteam1:	^[1] ^[2]
Majorwins:	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (2015, 2017)One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2017) Trofeo Laigueglia (2022)

Jan Polanc (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian former racing cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI WorldTeam 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]

Major results

2009

National Junior Road Championships

10th Overall Grand Prix Général Patton

2010

1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2nd Trofeo Guido Dorigo

3rd Trofeo Buffoni

4th Overall Giro della Lunigiana

1st Stage 3

5th Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships

8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

10th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg

2011

5th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

5th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano

7th Gran Premio di Poggiana

8th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

8th Giro del Belvedere

10th Trofeo Zsšdi

2012

1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia

1st Young rider classification, Tour of Slovenia

2nd Overall Okolo Jižních Čech

5th Overall Czech Cycling Tour

6th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano

9th Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

9th Trofeo Zsšdi

9th Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza

2013

1st Overall Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 4

2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia

1st Young rider classification

5th Overall Course de la Paix Under-23

5th La Côte Picarde

10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy

2014

2015

1st Stage 5

Held after Stages 5–7

6th Giro dell'Emilia

8th Overall Tour of Slovenia

2017

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Stage 4

Held after Stages 4–11

1st Mountains classification, Tour La Provence

5th Overall Tour of Croatia

2019

6th Overall Tour of Turkey

6th Overall Tour of Oman

6th Overall Giro di Sicilia

7th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race

9th Overall Tour of Slovenia

Held after Stages 12–13

2020

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

6th Gran Trittico Lombardo

2021

National Road Championships

5th Giro dell'Appennino

9th Overall Tour of Slovenia

2022

1st Trofeo Laigueglia

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	42	53	—	11	32	14	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	54	—	—	—	40	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	41	12

Notes and References

Web site: UAE Team Emirates. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106013724/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/uae-team-emirates/. 6 January 2019.
News: UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. 3 January 2020.
Web site: UAE Team Emirates. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279. 2 January 2021.
Web site: Heart irregularities force Jan Polanc to retire from professional cycling . . 18 May 2023 . 25 May 2023 . Serikbayev, Akarys.