Gatis Smukulis
 Smukulis at the 2013 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gatis Smukulis |
| Born | 15 April 1987
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Rietumu Banka–Riga |
| 2006 | Lotus–MBK–UC Sud Luberon |
| 2007–2008 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2011 | HTC–Highroad |
| 2012–2015 | Team Katusha[1] |
| 2016 | Astana |
| 2017–2018 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM[2] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Gatis Smukulis (born 15 April 1987) is a Latvian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the Ag2r–La Mondiale, HTC–Highroad, Team Katusha, Astana and Delko–Marseille Provence KTM teams. Smukulis won the Latvian National Road Race Championships in 2016, and won six consecutive Latvian National Time Trial Championships between 2011 and 2016.
Major results[]
- 2005
- 1st
Overall Trofeo Karlsberg - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2006
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2007
- 1st Riga Grand Prix
- 1st Cinturó de l'Empordà
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 4th E.O.S. Tallinn GP
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2009
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2010
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya
- 2012
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour of Austria
- 7th Time trial, European Games
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Road race
- 1st
Combativity award Stage 13 Vuelta a España- 2017
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Tour of Almaty
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
84 | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | 119 | 100 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
117 | — | — | 146 | 83 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Delko Marseille-Provence KTM". DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links[]
- Gatis Smukulis at Cycling Archives
- Gatis Smukulis at ProCyclingStats
- Gatis Smukulis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gatis Smukulis at the International Olympic Committee
- Gatis Smukulis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
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