Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team .
During his racing career, Koren won the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore in 2010, and the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2022. He also served a doping suspension between 2019 and 2021, for his involvement in Operation Aderlass, an investigation into the practices of German physician Mark Schmidt.
Career Born in Postojna, Koren turned professional with , a UCI ProTeam, in 2010. He remained with for the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons.
Koren signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In 2019, Koren was banned for two years after it was found that he had doped. The discovery was part of Operation Aderlass.
Upon the conclusion of his suspension, Koren returned to professional racing, competing at the Tour of Slovenia and the GP Kranj in 2021, with the Slovenia national team. He remained without a team until the following May, when he joined the team ahead of the 2022 Tour de Hongrie. The following month, Koren won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships, after an attack from the finish. It was his final victory, as he announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of 2023.
Personal life Koren previously resided in Budanje, Slovenia.
Major results Source:
2006 National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships 2007 National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy 6th La Côte Picarde 8th Overall The Paths of King Nikola 2008 1st La Côte Picarde Vuelta a Cuba 1st Stages 5 & 15 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy 1st Prologue 3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni 3rd Tour de Rijke UEC European Road Under-23 Championships 6th Road race 10th Time trial 7th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships 7th Gran Premio della Liberazione 2009 Giro della Valle d'Aosta 1st Stages 1a (TTT) & 7 2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 4th Giro del Medio Brenta 5th Time trial, Mediterranean Games 5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1st Stage 3 5th Overall Girobio 1st Stages 8 & 9 7th Memorial Davide Fardelli 2010 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2011 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 4th Coppa Bernocchi 6th Overall Tour of Slovenia 2012 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia 1st Points classification 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2014 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia 5th RideLondon–Surrey Classic 6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 9th Dutch Food Valley Classic 2021 6th GP Kranj 2022 1st Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Giro d'Italia——————— 128— DNF Tour de France 93 85 98 100 135 69 152— 102— Vuelta a Españacolspan=10
+Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish DSQ Disqualified No. Results expunged
References
External links
Cycling Base: Kristjan Koren Cannondale-Garmin: Kristjan Koren