Uroš Murn (born 9 February 1975) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professional from 1997 to 2010.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Uroš Murn |
| Born | 9 February 1975 Slovenia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–1999 | KRKA–Telekom Slovenije |
| 2000–2003 | Mobilvetta Design–Rossin |
| 2004–2006 | Phonak |
| 2007 | Discovery Channel |
| 2008–2010 | Adria Mobil |
| Major wins | |
| National Champion (2004) | |
Born in Novo Mesto, Murn turned professional in 1997 with the Slovenian KRKA–Telekom Slovenije squad. In 2000, Murn moved to the Italian Mobilvetta Design–Rossin team, where he stayed for four seasons. Early successes in the Tours of Croatia and Slovenia, where Murn won two stages and a stage and the sprints competition respectively, were not matched in later season. Murn took the opportunity to move to the top tier of racing with Phonak in 2004.
On 6 December 2010, it was reported by the Slovenian Press Agency that Uroš Murn decided to end his bicycling career.[1]
Major results
edit- 1998
- 1st Stage 3 Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques
- 2nd GP Aarhus
- 6th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1999
- 1st GP Krka
- 3rd Overall GP Kranj
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Overall UNIQA Classic
- 6th Route Adélie
- 2000
- Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 6a Tour of Croatia
- 4th GP Miguel Induráin
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Schaal Sels
- 2001
- 4th Coppa Sabatini
- 6th Coppa Placci
- 8th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2002
- 1st GP Krka
- 4th Coppa Placci
- 4th Giro dell'Appennino
- 7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 7th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 10th Overall Brixia Tour
- 10th Giro del Veneto
- 2003
- 1st Stausee Rundfahrt
- 1st Foreign Riders classification Giro d'Abruzzo
- 2nd US Pro Championship
- 5th San Francisco Grand Prix
- 5th Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
- 5th G.P. Costa degli Etruschi
- 6th Wachovia Invitational
- 8th Giro dell'Appennino
- 9th Wachovia Classic
- 10th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2004
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st GP Krka
- 4th Coppa Sabatini
- 7th San Francisco Grand Prix
- 8th Paris–Tours
- 9th Giro del Piemonte
- 2005
- 1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana
- 9th Paris–Tours
- 2006
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
81 | 86 | — | 91 | 94 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | 113 |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "STA: Uroš Murn končal bogato kariero". www.sta.si. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
External links
edit- Uroš Murn at Cycling Archives (archived)