Simon Špilak: Difference between revisions

| currentteam = {{ct|KAT}}Retired

| ridertype = All-rounder<br>Short stage race specialist

| proteam1 = {{ctUCI team code|ADR|2005}}

| proteam2 = {{ctUCI team code|LAM|2008}}

| proyears3 = 2012–2012–2019

| proteam3 = {{ctUCI team code|KAT|2012}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10218/Katusha-Team-confirms-its-eleven-new-signings-for-2012-season.aspx|first=Shane|last=Stokes|date=26 October 2011|accessdateaccess-date=3 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|title=Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season}}</ref>

:[[Eschborn-FrankfurtEschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop]] (2013)

'''Simon Špilak''' (born 23 June 1986 in [[Tišina]]) is a retired [[Slovenia]]n professional [[Road bicycle racing|road bicycle racer]].<ref Hename="Retirement">{{cite currentlynews rides|title=Here forare [[UCIall ProTour#Listthe ofriders currentretiring UCIat ProTeams|UCIthe ProTeam]]end {{ct|KAT}}.<ref>{{citeof the 2019 season web|url=httphttps://62www.50cyclingweekly.72.82com/UCIBWSnews/(S(fi4p1rxrmda3macuk4uui3pf))racing/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2998|title=Teamriders-retiring-end-2019-season-440225 Katusha (KAT)&nbsp;– RUS|accessdateaccess-date=213 JanuaryOctober 2014|work=[[UCI World Tour]]|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]2019}}</ref>

Born in [[Tišina]], Špilak was the winner of the [[2010 Tour de Romandie]], after original race winner [[Alejandro Valverde]] had his results expunged as part of a doping suspension. Špilak went on to gain second place in that race in [[2013 Tour de Romandie|2013]] and [[2014 Tour de Romandie|2014]], both times behind [[2013 Tour de France]] winner [[Chris Froome]]. In 2013, he was the victor of the [[GP Miguel IndurainInduráin]] and the [[Eschborn-FrankfurtEschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop]], his only two victories of the year. In 2015, he won the general classification of the [[2015 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] with only five seconds of an advantage over [[Geraint Thomas]]. The victory was decided on the last day's time trial.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/geraint-thomas-falls-just-short-of-tour-de-suisse-title-as-spilak-wins-overall-177982|title=Geraint Thomas falls just short of Tour de Suisse title as Spilak wins overall|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=21 June 2015|accessdateaccess-date=21 June 2015|author=Stuart Clarke}}</ref> Špilak iswas considered a rarity in road cycling in that he is a general classification rider who targets one-week races rather than the three-week Grand Tours.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-suisse-10-riders-to-watch/ |title = Tour de Suisse: 10 riders to watch}}</ref> In an interview he said that he disliked the heat, so he was always preparing for spring races instead of Grand Tours which took part mostly in summer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Primož Roglič končuje sezono, Simon Špilak pa kariero |url=https://www.delo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/primoz-roglic-koncuje-sezono-simon-spilak-pa-kariero-237245.html |access-date=13 October 2019 |agency=Delo}}</ref>

===Major results===

: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Grand Prix Général Patton|GP Général Patton]]
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal blankuci.svg|15px]] [[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race|Road race]], [[2004 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Junior Road World Championships]]

: 1st [[File:MaillotEslovenia.PNG|20px]] [[Slovenian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under–23Under-23 Road Championships

: 1st [[PorecPoreč Trophy]]

: 5th Overall [[2008 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]]

;2010 <small>(2)</small>

: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall, [[2010 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]{{efn|Retroactively awarded after [[Alejandro Valverde]]'s results were disqualified following his backdated two-year ban in June 2010.}}

: 3rd Overall [[Bayern-Rundfahrt2010 Bayern–Rundfahrt|Bayern–Rundfahrt]]

;2013 <small>(3)</small>

: 1st [[2013 GP Miguel Induráin|GP Miguel IndurainInduráin]]

: 1st [[Eschborn-FrankfurtEschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop]]

: 4th Overall [[2013 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]]

: 10th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]

;2014 <small>(3)</small>

;2015 <small>(1)</small>

;2017 <small>(2)</small>

| colspan="13" align="center" colspan=11| '''Grand Tour general classification results'''

| colspan="19" align="center" colspan=17| '''Major stage race general classification results'''

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|blueazul}} [[Tirreno–Adriatico]]

! scope="row" | [[Did Not Finish|DNF]]

| [[Did not finish]]

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[[Category:Tour de FranceSuisse cyclistsstage winners]]