Tadej Valjavec
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 Tadej Valjavec in the Lampre-Fondital uniform |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tadej Valjavec |
| Date of birth | April 13, 1977 (age 29) |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Height | 1.71 m |
| Weight | 59 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lampre-Fondital |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000-2003 2004-2005 2006- |
Fassa Bortolo Phonak Lampre-Fondital |
| Major wins | |
| National Champion (2003) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 11, 2007 | |
Tadej Valjavec (born April 13, 1977 in Kranj) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre-Fondital. He is well known as a good climber due to his amazing rides on Giros king mountain stages.
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[edit] Major achievements
- 2000
- Member, Summer Olympics Road Race
- 2003
- Slovenia National Cycling Championships Road Race
- 1st, Settimana Lombardi
- 4th, Overall, Tour de Romandie
- 2004
- 2nd, Stage 16, Vuelta a España
- Member, Summer Olympics Road Race
[edit] Tour de France record
- 2006 17th overall
[edit] Giro d'Italia record
- 2004: 9th overall
- 2005: 15th overall, 2nd Stage 14 (Queen stage) and 5th Stage 13
- 2006: 34th overall
[edit] Vuelta a España record
- 2004: 2nd Stage 16
[edit] External links
Official Website: http://www.tadejvaljavec.com/en/
Fanclub-Website: http://www.valjo-kksava.com/en/index.php?pageid=3
| Riders on Lampre-Fondital |
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Fabio Baldato | Alessandro Ballan | Daniele Bennati | Matteo Bono | Paolo Bossoni | Marzio Bruseghin | Giampaolo Caruso | Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega | Claudio Corioni | Damiano Cunego | Giuliano Figueras | Paolo Fornaciari | Enrico Franzoi | Francesco Gavazzi | David Loosli | Marco Marzano | Massimiliano Mori | Danilo Napolitano | Morris Possoni | Daniele Righi | Gorazd Stangelj | Sylvester Szmyd | Paulo Tiralongo | Tadej Valjavec | Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea |
| Manager |
| Giuseppe Saronni |
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