Erik Baška (born 12 January 1994) is a Slovak former

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022. He took up cycle racing at the age of 14, initially competing as a mountain biker before branching into road racing at the suggestion of his coach Tibor Velits, uncle of racing cyclists

Martin Velits Martin Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Wiesenhof, , and teams. His twin brother, Peter Velits, also competed as a professional cyclist. ...

and

Peter Velits Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian 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 Champion ...

Major results

;2013 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Overall

Carpathian Couriers Race The Carpathian Couriers Race is a professional cycling race held annually in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which w ...

::1st

Points classification ::1st Jersey blue

Combativity classification ;2014 : 1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Polski : 1st

Central European Tour Košice–Miskolc Central European Tour Miskolc GP was a cycling race in Hungary, run between 2010 and 2014. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by th ...

: 1st Central European Tour Budapest GP : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd

Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej The Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej is a Road bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1958 and since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners ...

: 6th

Central European Tour Szerencs–Ibrány The Central European Tour Szerencs-Ibrány is a road cycling race held in Hungary. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Int ...

;2015 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 1st MaillotSlovakia

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st

: 1st Stage 4

: 1st Stage 3

Tour de Berlin The Tour de Berlin was a road bicycle race held annually between 1953 and 2016 in Germany. From 2007 to its demise, the race was organised as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing com ...

: 2nd

Poreč Trophy Poreč Trophy (through history held under names Trofej Plava Laguna, G. P. Istria, Trophy Riviera and G.P. Umag) is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI E ...

: 2nd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia ;2016 : 1st

Handzame Classic The Bredene Koksijde Classic, previously Handzame Classic, is a European single day Road bicycle racing, cycle race held in the Belgium, Belgian region of Flanders, starting in Bredene and finishing in Koksijde. History Having been a part of ...

: 1st Stage 5 ( TTT)

Tour of Croatia The CRO Race (formally: ''Tour of Croatia'') is a men's road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the UCI as a 2.1 event, the third tier of professional stage races. The eve ...

;2017 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2018 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Tour is an annual men's professional multiple stage bicycle race held in the Czech Republic. It is the largest race of its kind in the country. Since 2015, the Czech Tour has been included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 series. The to ...

: 2nd

Trofeo Palma The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca (, ) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory ...

: 8th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines ;2019 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska (; ) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages. History Okolo Slovenska ...

;2020 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

References

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* Slovak male cyclists 1994 births Living people European Games competitors for Slovakia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games People from Púchov District Cyclists from the Trenčín Region Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-cycling-bio-stub