Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (born May 12, 1991) is an American former

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who competed professionally from 2011 to 2023. In his career Dombrowski competed for , , , and .

Personal

Born on May 12, 1991, in

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, United States, Dombrowski spent his adolescence in

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, United States. He resides in Marshall, Virginia and

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Career

Early years

Dombrowski began

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in 2006,

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in 2007 and

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in 2009, racing for local Virginian team Haymarket Bicycles. He competed with , a

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team, for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. During the 2012 season, Dombrowski garnered significant results. He won the

Girobio Giro Next Gen, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio, Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970. The race is considered to be the most important race on Italy's U23 ...

, finished fourth at the Tour of Utah, and placed tenth at the

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Team Sky (2013–14)

Dombrowski signed with , a

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, for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. During the 2013 season, Dombrowski assisted British teammate

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in various

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s. During the 2014 season, Dombrowski underwent successful iliac artery surgery.

Cannondale–Garmin (2015–19)

Dombrowski signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. While preparing for the

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, he won the Tour of Utah. He recommitted to for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He remained with the team, now known as , into 2019. In 2019 he won another stage in the Tour of Utah and turned in his best performance in a Grand Tour coming in 12th place overall in the

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UAE Team Emirates (2020–21)

In September 2019 it was announced Dombrowski had signed a two-year contract with . During the

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-affected 2020 season, Dombrowski's best general classification result was 26th at the

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, while he finished 43rd at the

. At the

2021 Giro d'Italia The 2021 Giro d'Italia was the 104th edition of the Giro d'Italia, Giro, a three-week Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour cycling stage race. It started on 8 May and finished on 30 May. On 26 May 2019, the race organisers RCS Sport originally annou ...

, Dombrowski was part of a 25-rider breakaway on a rain-soaked fourth stage; he went clear of the field on the final climb, and soloed to a 13-second victory over Alessandro De Marchi. His first victory in Europe since winning the 2012

, Dombrowski moved up to second overall in the general classification – trailing De Marchi by 22 seconds – and assumed the blue jersey of

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leader. The following day, Dombrowski crashed into a race marshal manning a traffic island in the last of the stage to

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. He remounted and finished the stage some eight minutes down, but abandoned the race the following morning with

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. At the

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later in the season, Dombrowski again featured in a first-week breakaway, this time on the third stage to a summit finish at Picón Blanco in the

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. Dombrowski attacked this group with to go, with only Kenny Elissonde and

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able to follow; Taaramäe – who was also part of the Giro d'Italia breakaway – went on to take the stage by 21 seconds ahead of Dombrowski.

Astana Qazaqstan Team

In October 2021, Dombrowski signed a two-year contract with , later renamed as the , from the 2022 season.

Major results

;2011 : 2nd Overall

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::1st

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall

Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

: 6th Overall

Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI Americ ...

: 8th Overall

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;2012 : 1st Jersey pink

Overall

::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 4 & 8 : 3rd Overall

::1st

Young rider classification : 4th Overall Tour of Utah ::1st Jersey white

Young rider classification : 10th Overall

::1st

Young rider classification : 10th Overall

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: 10th

Trofeo Alcide Degasperi The Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi is a one-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...

;2013 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT)

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: 6th

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;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour of Utah ::1st Stage 6 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Overall

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: 7th Overall

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;2016 : 8th Overall Tour of Utah ;2018 : 5th Overall Colorado Classic : 6th Overall Tour of Utah ;2019 : 3rd Overall Tour of Utah ::1st Stage 6 : 7th Overall

Route d'Occitanie The Route d'Occitanie is a road bicycle race with 4 stages held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually held a week before the Tour de France. ...

;2021 :

::1st Stage 4 ::Held Jersey blue

after Stages 4–5

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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