| Peter Velits | |
| Fullname: | Peter Velits |
| Birth Date: | 1985 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, (now Slovakia) |
| Height: | 1.810NaN0 |
| Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 2004 |
| Amateuryears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears1: | 2007 |
| Proyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Proyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Proyears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Proteam4: | [1] |
| Proyears5: | 2014–2016 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
1 individual stage (2010) 2 TTT stages (2010, 2015)Stage races Tour of Oman (2012)One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2013, 2014) GP de Fourmies (2007) |
Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Championships gold and the 2012 Tour of Oman overall victory.[2] Velits was also known as strong time-trialist, winning three consecutive team time trials as a part of in 2012 and 2013 and riding on the in 2014 UCI Road World Championships. His twin brother, Martin Velits also competed professionally, having raced on the same teams every year until the end of the 2013 season.
After two seasons with the team, Velits left at the end of the 2013 season to join the .[3] He remained with the team until he retired at the end of the 2016 season.[4]
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | colspan=8 | ||||||||
| Tour de France | 57 | 30 | — | 18 | 27 | 25 | 27 | — | |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | DNF |