Luka Pibernik

Luka Pibernik (born 23 October 1993) is a Slovenian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for the Radenska, Lampre–Merida and Bahrain–McLaren teams.[4] During his professional career, Pibernik took three victories – two wins at the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2013 and 2015, and a stage victory at the 2016 Eneco Tour.[5][6]

Luka Pibernik
Pibernik at the 2015 E3 Harelbeke
Personal information
Full nameLuka Pibernik
Born (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamLjubljana Gusto Santic
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
2012–2014Radenska
2015–2016Lampre–Merida
2017–2020Bahrain–Merida[2][3]
Managerial team
2023–Ljubljana Gusto Santic
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2013, 2015)

He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Ljubljana Gusto Santic.[7]

Major results

Source: [8]

2011
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2012
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
6th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
7th Overall Czech Cycling Tour
2013
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
3rd Overall Peace Race U23
1st Points classification
3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
3rd Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
4th Gran Premio di Poggiana
8th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
8th Trofej Umag
8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
2014
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Giro del Belvedere
4th GP Hungary
7th GP Czech Republic
7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
7th Raiffeisen Grand Prix
8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
8th Gran Premio di Poggiana
8th Gran Premio della Liberazione
9th Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje
10th Overall Peace Race U23
2015
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2016
1st Stage 6 Eneco Tour
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2018
3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 100[9]
A yellow jersey Tour de France 102[10]
A red jersey Vuelta a España 142 109
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. Profile at Radsportseiten.net
  2. "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Sloveen die ronde te vroeg juichte in Giro stopt op zijn 27e met koersen" [Slovenian who cheered too early in Giro stops racing at the age of 27]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "Pibernik retires aged 27". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. "Luka Pibernik claims surprise stage six win at Eneco Tour". Eurosport. Discovery, Inc. PA Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. "Luka Pibernik is the new sports director of the member team of Ljubljana Gusto Santic". KDRog.si. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. "Luka Pibernik". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia (2.UWT)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  10. "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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