Martin Velits

Martin Velits
Velits at the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Personal information
Full name Martin Velits
Born (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Time trialist, domestique[1]
Amateur team(s)
2004 Dukla Trenčín
2005–2006 Team Konica Minolta
Professional team(s)
2007 Wiesenhof
2008–2009 Team Milram
2010–2011 Team HTC–Columbia
2012–2017 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2]
Major wins

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
1 TTT stages (2010)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2009)
National Time Trial Championships (2010)

Martin Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Wiesenhof, Team Milram, HTC–Highroad and Quick-Step Floors teams.[1] His twin brother, Peter Velits, also competed as a professional cyclist.

In October 2017, one year after his brother's retirement, Martin Velits announced that he would retire after competing in that year's inaugural Tour of Guangxi.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

2004
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2005
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Stage 3a Giro del Capo
2006
1st Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
7th Overall Giro del Capo
8th Overall Tour of Japan
2007
10th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
2008
8th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
2009
1st Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2010
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2012
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 152
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Velits retires from Quick-Step after 11 years as a pro". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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