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Slovenian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tadej Valjavec (born 13 April 1977 in Kranj) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for the Sava team. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia. Although he has achieved relatively few professional wins in his career, he has consistently performed well in the Grand Tours, with three top ten and four further top 20 finishes.
.jpg) Valjavec at the 2007 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tadej Valjavec |
| Born | 13 April 1977 Kranj, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1994–1999 | Sava Kranj |
| 1999 | Cucine Caneva Record |
| 2018 | KK Kranj |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2003 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2004–2005 | Phonak |
| 2006–2007 | Lampre–Fondital |
| 2008–2010 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2011 | Manisaspor |
| 2013 | Sava |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2003, 2007) | |
On 4 May 2010 Valjavec's name was released as being one of several riders under investigation by the UCI for "irregular blood values".[1] He was provisionally suspended by Ag2r-La Mondiale and pulled from their squad for the impending Giro d'Italia. Team manager Vincent Lavenu stated that should the Slovenian cycling federation sanction him, he would be fired.[2] Valjavec has proclaimed his innocence and claimed an unreported illness is responsible for the values.[3] On 30 July the Slovenian federation officially cleared Valjavec, criticizing the usage of the biological passport in this case stating that it failed to take into account the possible natural reasons for Valjavec's irregular levels. The UCI will likely appeal the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[4]
On 22 April 2011 The Court of Arbitration for Sport set aside the decision to exonerate the athlete from any doping offense and imposed a two-year ban on him starting on 20 January 2011, as well as the disqualification of all his results obtained between 19 April and 30 September 2009.[5]
Road race, National Road Championships Road race, National Road Championships| Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
30 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 34 | — | 13 | |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | 19 | 9 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | 18 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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