Erik Baška

Erik Baška (born 12 January 1994) is a Slovak road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.[2] He took up cycle racing at the age of 14, initially competing as a mountain biker before branching into road racing at the suggestion of his coach Tibor Velits, uncle of racing cyclists Martin Velits and Peter Velits.[3]

Erik Baška
Baška at the 2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
Personal information
Full nameErik Baška
Born (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994
Dohňany, Slovakia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamBora–Hansgrohe
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2014Dukla Trenčín–Trek
2015AWT–GreenWay
Professional teams
2016Tinkoff
2017–Bora–Hansgrohe[1]

Major results
2013
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
1st Points classification
1st Combativity classification
2014
1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Polski
1st Central European Tour Košice–Miskolc
1st Central European Tour Budapest GP
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
6th Central European Tour Szerencs–Ibrány
2015
1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej
1st Stage 4 Carpathian Couriers Race
1st Stage 3 Tour de Berlin
2nd Poreč Trophy
2nd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia
2016
1st Handzame Classic
1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour of Croatia
2017
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2018
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
2nd Trofeo Palma
8th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
2019
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Overall Okolo Slovenska

References
  1. "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. O'Shea, Sadhbh (29 March 2016). "Baska enjoying learning from Sagan in first Classics campaign". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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