Vladimir Miholjević
Croatian cyclist
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Vladimir Miholjević (born 18 January 1974) is a Croatian former professional road bicycle racer. He turned pro in 1997. As of 2016[update], he, Robert Kišerlovski and Kristijan Đurasek are only three Croats who has completed the Tour de France.[1][2] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1974 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–2001 | KRKA–Telekom Slovenije |
| 2002–2004 | Alessio |
| 2005–2009 | Liquigas–Bianchi |
| 2010–2012 | Acqua & Sapone |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Major results
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st
Overall Tour of Croatia
- 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 8th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1999
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2000
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Jadranska Magistrala
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Tour du Doubs
- 2nd Overall Tour de Slovénie
- 7th Overall UNIQA Classic
- 2001
- 1st Poreč Trophy
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Overall Tour de Slovénie
- 8th Vlaamse Havenpijl
- 9th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 9th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2002
- 1st
Mountains classification Paris–Nice - 2003
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 2004
- 3rd Gran Premio di Lugano
- 4th Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 2005
- 5th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 7th Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Züri-Metzgete
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2008
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 8th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2011
- 9th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 10th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Private life
His son Fran is also a professional racing cyclist.