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Luka Mezgec

Luka Mezgec
Mezgec in 2017
Personal information
Full nameLuka Mezgec
Born (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 36)
Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Slovenia)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Lead-out specialist
Professional teams
2010Zheroquadro–Radenska
2011–2012Sava
2013–2015Argos–Shimano
2016–Orica–GreenEDGE[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2014)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017)
Mezgec at 2023 Tour of Slovenia press conference
Mezgec (Team Jayco–AlUla) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the 2023 Slovenian National Road Race Championship. Mezgec led Pogačar for most of the race till last two rounds helping to break from Matej Mohorič (Team Bahrain Victorious). Mezgec finished as second.

Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[3] After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.[4] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[5]

In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with Orica–GreenEDGE to commence in 2016.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]

  1. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Ben Atkins (15 October 2013). "Tour of Beijing: Luka Mezgec takes final Bird's Nest stage as Intxausti wins overall". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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