Full name Simon Spilak 2005–2007 KRKA-Adria Mobil Height 1.76 m Nickname Spile 2008–2011 Lampre Weight 68 kg | Discipline Road Name Simon Spilak Current team Team Katusha Rider type All-rounder Role Bicycler | |
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Born 23 June 1986 (age 37)
Tisina, Slovenia ( 1986-06-23 ) Competitors Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins Similar People Alberto Contador, Thor Hushovd, Franco Pellizotti, Andy Schleck | ||
[GOPRO] Robert Kocuvan & Simon Spilak Touching The Sky
Simon Špilak (born 23 June 1986 in Tišina) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.
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Professional career
Špilak is best known for being the winner of the 2010 Tour de Romandie, after original race winner Alejandro Valverde had his results expunged as part of a doping suspension. Špilak went on to gain second place in that race in 2013 and 2014, both times behind 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome. In 2013, he was the victor of the GP Miguel Indurain and the Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop, his only two victories of the year. In 2015, he won the general classification of the Tour de Suisse with only five seconds of an advantage over Geraint Thomas. The victory was decided on the last day's time trial.
