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Wikipedia / Peter Velits

Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Championships gold and the 2012 Tour of Oman overall victory. Velits was also known as strong time-trialist, winning three consecutive team time trials as a part of in 2012 and 2013 and riding on the in 2014 UCI Road World Championships. His twin brother, Martin Velits also competed professionally, having raced on the same teams every year until the end of the 2013 season.

After two seasons with the team, Velits left at the end of the 2013 season to join the . He remained with the team until he retired at the end of the 2016 season.

Post-cycling career

Following his retirement from professional cycling in 2016, Velits co-founded Isadore Apparel, a sustainable cycling clothing brand based in Púchov, Slovakia, together with his twin brother Martin Velits. The brand was established in 2013 while Velits was still competing professionally, with Peter managing operations alongside his racing career before dedicating himself to the company full-time upon retirement. Isadore produces cycling apparel using sustainable materials including merino wool, with manufacturing based in Europe under OEKO-TEX and bluesign standards.

Major results

  1. 2003

  2. National Junior Road Championships

    1. 1st Road race

    2. 1st Time trial

    2004

  3. 7th Overall Tour d'Egypte

  4. 10th Overall UAE Emirates Post Tour

  5. 10th Grand Prix Bradlo

  6. 2005

  7. 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

  8. 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Navarra

  9. 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni

  10. 6th Overall Ringerike GP

  11. 2006

  12. 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

  13. 1st Overall Giro del Capo

    1. 1st Stage 2

    1st Grand Prix Kooperativa

  14. 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell

    1. 1st Stage 2

    4th Overall Tour de Bretagne

  15. 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

  16. 5th Overall Tour de la Somme

  17. 9th Overall Tour of Japan

  18. 2007

  19. 1st Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

  20. 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies

  21. 3rd GP Triberg-Schwarzwald

  22. 9th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt

    1. 1st Young rider classification

    9th Overall Giro del Capo

  23. 2008

  24. Combativity award Stage 17 Tour de France

  25. 2009

  26. 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

  27. 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián

  28. 5th Gran Premio di Lugano

  29. 6th Prague–Karlovy Vary–Prague

  30. 7th Monte Paschi Strade Bianche

  31. 8th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald

  32. 10th Milan–San Remo

  33. 2010

  34. 3rd Overall Vuelta a España

    1. 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 17 (ITT)

    10th Overall Volta ao Algarve

  35. 2012

  36. 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships

  37. National Road Championships

    1. 1st Time trial

    2. 2nd Road race

    1st Overall Tour of Oman

  38. 2013

  39. 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships

  40. 1st Time trial, National Road Championships

  41. 10th Overall Paris–Nice

  42. 2014

  43. 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships

  44. National Road Championships

    1. 1st Time trial

    2. 2nd Road race

    9th Overall Dubai Tour

  45. 9th Overall Paris–Nice

  46. 2015

  47. Vuelta a España

    1. 1st Stage 1 (TTT)

    2. Held after Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Did not finish = DNF

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