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Latvian professional road cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksejs Saramotins (born 8 April 1982) is a Latvian professional road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Interpro Cycling Academy. He has won the Latvian National Road Race Championships on seven occasions and has represented his country at the Summer Olympic Games and the UCI Road World Championships.
Saramotins at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksejs Saramotins |
| Born | 8 April 1982 Riga, Latvian SSR (now Latvia) |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2008 | Rietumu Banka–Riga |
| 2009 | Team Designa Køkken |
| 2010 | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2011–2012 | Cofidis |
| 2013–2016 | IAM Cycling |
| 2017–2018 | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2019 | Interpro Cycling Academy |
| Major wins | |
One-Day Races and Classics
| |
Before signing a professional contract Saramotins raced in cross-country mountain biking races.
In 2009 he won the Münsterland Giro whilst riding for Team Designa Køkken which led to him joining Team HTC–Columbia in 2010.[2][3] Saramotins left his team of two years Cofidis[4] at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[5]
In October 2016 he and IAM Cycling teammate Matteo Pelucchi were announced as members of the Bora–Hansgrohe squad for 2017.[1] After two years, he joined Interpro Cycling Academy for the 2019 season.
Road race, National Road Championships Road race, National Road Championships Road race Road race Road race Road race Road race Time trial, National Road Championships| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | 161 |
 Tour de France |
Has not contested during his career | ||||
 Vuelta a España |
166 | — | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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