Kristijan Koren Explained

Kristijan Koren
Birth Date:1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Postojna, Slovenia
Weight:730NaN0
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Domestique
Amateuryears1:2005–2007
Amateuryears2:2008
Amateuryears3:2009
Proyears1:2010–2014
Proyears2:2015–2017
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2018–2019
Proteam3:[3] [4]
Proyears4:2022–2023
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team .

During his racing career, Koren won the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore in 2010, and the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2022.[5] He also served a doping suspension between 2019 and 2021, for his involvement in Operation Aderlass, an investigation into the practices of German physician Mark Schmidt.

Career

Born in Postojna, Koren turned professional with, a UCI ProTeam, in 2010.[6] [7] He remained with for the 2011,[8] [9] 2012,[10] [11] 2013,[12] [13] and 2014 seasons.[14] [15]

Koren signed with, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season.[16] [17] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[18] In 2019, Koren was banned for two years after it was found that he had doped. The discovery was part of Operation Aderlass.[19]

Upon the conclusion of his suspension, Koren returned to professional racing, competing at the Tour of Slovenia and the GP Kranj in 2021,[20] with the Slovenia national team. He remained without a team until the following May, when he joined the team ahead of the 2022 Tour de Hongrie. The following month, Koren won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships, after an attack 13km (08miles) from the finish.[21] It was his final victory, as he announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of 2023.[22]

Personal life

Koren previously resided in Budanje, Slovenia.[2] [23]

Major results

Source: [24]

2006
  • National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
  • 10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
    2007
  • National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • 6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
  • 6th La Côte Picarde
  • 8th Overall The Paths of King Nikola
    2008
  • 1st La Côte Picarde
  • Vuelta a Cuba
  • 1st Stages 5 & 15
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
  • 1st Prologue
  • 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni
  • 3rd Tour de Rijke
  • UEC European Road Under-23 Championships
  • 6th Road race
  • 10th Time trial
  • 7th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
  • 7th Gran Premio della Liberazione
    2009
  • Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 1st Stages 1a (TTT) & 7
  • 2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 4th Giro del Medio Brenta
  • 5th Time trial, Mediterranean Games
  • 5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 5th Overall Girobio
  • 1st Stages 8 & 9
  • 7th Memorial Davide Fardelli
    2010
  • 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2011
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 4th Coppa Bernocchi
  • 6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
    2012
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    2014
  • 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
  • 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 5th RideLondon–Surrey Classic
  • 6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
  • 9th Dutch Food Valley Classic
    2021
  • 6th GP Kranj
    2022
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
    Giro d'Italia———————128—DNF
    Tour de France93859810013569152—102—
    Vuelta a España
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    DSQDisqualified
    No.Results expunged

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA. 25 January 2015. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Aigle, Vaud.
    2. News: Kristijan Koren. 25 January 2015. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. 9 February 2015. https://archive.today/20150209151523/http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/kristjian-koren/. dead.
    3. News: Kristijan Koren is joining Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team. . Bahrain World Tour Cycling Team. 9 August 2017. 1 January 2018.
    4. Web site: Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team. Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd.. 1 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190101111509/https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/p/team/bahrain-merida-pro-cycling-team-119.html. 1 January 2019.
    5. Web site: RTV Slo . Veteran Koren s samostojnim pobegom do državnega naslova Eugenija Bujak ubranila naslov . 26 June 2022.
    6. News: Liquigas confirms young talent for 2010 roster. Gregor Brown. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 October 2009. 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    7. News: Liquigas confirm 2010 squad. Richard Tyler. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 November 2009. 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    8. News: King, Duggan and Wurf confirmed with Liquigas-Cannondale. Barry Ryan . Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 October 2010 . 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    9. News: Liquigas-Cannondale signs seven more riders to complete 2011 roster. 13 October 2010. 16 November 2013. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ben Atkins .
    10. News: Liquigas-Cannondale confirms Betancur for 2012 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 November 2011. 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    11. News: Liquigas-Cannondale finalises roster, six new signings on board for 2012. 23 November 2011. 16 November 2014. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ben Atkins .
    12. News: Team Cannondale plans for 2013. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 November 2012. 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    13. News: Cannondale and Zani slated to take over Liquigas. 10 September 2012. 16 November 2014. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. San Diego, California. 22 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022074055/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/news/cannondale-and-zani-slated-to-take-over-liquigas_238143. dead.
    14. News: Cannondale Pro Cycling finalizes 2014 team roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 November 2013. 16 November 2014. Bath, England.
    15. News: Lineup confirmed: Sagan, Moser, Basso and Viviani spearhead Cannondale Pro Cycling for 2014. 21 November 2013. 16 November 2014. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Chevy Chase, Maryland.
    16. News: Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling announce 2015 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 14 November 2014. 16 November 2014.
    17. News: Cannondale-Garmin announces 2015 team line-up. Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. (UK) Ltd.. London, England. 14 November 2014. 16 November 2014. Gregor Brown.
    18. Web site: 2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List . 2 May 2017 . Pro Cycling Stats.
    19. News: Operation Aderlass: Cyclists Kristijan Koren and Borut Bozic given two-year bans. 9 October 2019. bbc.co.uk. 10 October 2019.
    20. Web site: GP Kranj: Individual Road Race - 25 Jul 2021. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 July 2021. 21 October 2023.
    21. News: Kate. Wagner. Kristijan Koren wins men's road race title at Slovenian Road Championships. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 June 2022. 21 October 2023.
    22. News: Kristijan Koren in Boštjan Murn sta kolo postavila v kot. Slovenian. Kristijan Koren and Boštjan Murn placed the bike in the corner. . Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil. 5 October 2023. 21 October 2023.
    23. News: Kristijan Koren. 16 November 2014. Strava. Strava, Inc. San Francisco, California.
    24. Web site: Kristjan [sic] Koren]. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 21 October 2023.

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