Jakob Omrzel
.jpg) Omrzel at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 2006 Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bahrain Victorious Development Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2023–2024 | Adria Mobil Juniors |
| Professional team | |
| 2025– | Bahrain Victorious Development Team |
Jakob Omrzel (born 21 March 2006) is a Slovenian cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Bahrain Victorious Development Team.
As a junior, Omrzel is considered one of Slovenia's biggest cycling prospects, as a two-time national road race champion and winner of Paris–Roubaix Juniors.[2] In 2024, Omzrel suffered a significant crash while riding in the Giro della Lunigiana, colliding with a signalman and requiring resuscitation.[3]
Major results
[edit]Source:[4]
- 2023
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2024
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 4th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
- 2025
- 2nd Giro del Belvedere
- 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st
Youth classification
- 1st
References
[edit]- ^ "Jakob Omrzel - Team Bahrain". Bahrain Victorious. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (5 September 2024). "Slovenian junior crashes hard, has heart attack in Italian race". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Stuart, Peter (5 September 2024). "Paris-Roubaix Junior winner Jakob Omrzel involved in serious incident at Giro della Lunigiana". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Jakob Omrzel". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jakob Omrzel at UCI
- Jakob Omrzel at ProCyclingStats
