Domen Novak
Slovenian cyclist (born 1995)
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Domen Novak (born 12 July 1995) is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[5]
Born12 July 1995
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[1]
CurrentteamUAE Team Emirates XRG
Novak at the 2023 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1995 Novo Mesto, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur, Domestique |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2016 | Adria Mobil |
| 2017–2022 | Bahrain–Merida[2][3][4] |
| 2023– | UAE Team Emirates |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Novak turned professional in 2017 with UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–Merida, and was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[7] The following year, he was crowned the Slovenian national road race champion. In 2023, he joined UAE Team Emirates as a domestique.[8]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 8th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2014
- 1st
Young rider classification, Sibiu Cycling Tour - 2015
- 1st
Young rider classification, Tour of Slovenia - 10th Giro del Belvedere
- 2016
- Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour of Małopolska
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd GP Laguna
- 6th Overall Tour of Croatia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2017
- 7th Overall Tour of Japan
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Tour of Croatia
- 2019 (1 pro win)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall CRO Race
- 2022
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2024 (1)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2025
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 101 | — | 59 | — | 31 | — | 67 | — |
 Tour de France |
Has not contested during his career | ||||||||
 Vuelta a España |
105 | — | 123 | — | — | — | 138 | — | 144 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
