Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with to commence in 2016. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Major results Source:
2009 1st Vzpon na Mohor 2010 1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay 5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 2011 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka 1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy 2nd GP Kranj 2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio 3rd Banja Luka–Beograd II 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP 6th Ljubljana–Zagreb 8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour 8th Banja Luka–Beograd I 10th Central European Tour Miskolc GP 2012 (5 pro wins) 2nd Memorijal Nevio Valčić 2nd Banja Luka–Beograd I 2nd Memoriał Henryka Łasaka 3rd Poreč Trophy 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP 3rd Ljubljana–Zagreb 3rd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin 4th Banja Luka–Beograd II 4th Grand Prix of Moscow 5th Road race, National Road Championships 5th Overall Five Rings of Moscow 1st Points classification 1st Stage 5 5th Grand Prix Südkärnten 5th Central European Tour Miskolc GP 5th Coupe des Carpathes 6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2, 4, 6, 11 & 13 2013 (1) 1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing 2nd Halle–Ingooigem 7th Handzame Classic 2014 (6) 1st Handzame Classic Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 1, 2 & 5 1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 1 Tour of Beijing 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2015 (1) 1st Stage 2 Tour du Haut Var 2016 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 9th Paris–Tours 2017 (3) 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st National MTB XC Championships 1st National CX Championships 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia 5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships 2019 (3) Tour of Slovenia 1st Points classification 1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne 1st Stages 2 & 5 3rd Clásica de Almería 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships 8th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 2020 1st Sprints classification, Tour de Pologne 2nd Bretagne Classic 5th Clásica de Almería 2021 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 2022 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships 2023 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 4th Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race 8th Super 8 Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Giro d'Italia 123 136 138 DNF 107 — — — — — —DNF — Tour de France — — — — — — — 88 102 101 112116 Vuelta a España — — 108 — — 141 DNF — 109 — ——
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
References
External links
Luka Mezgec at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Luka Mezgec at Team Slovenia