Gatis Smukulis (born 15 April 1987) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n former professional

road bicycle racer 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 common ...

, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. Smukulis won the Latvian National Road Race Championships in 2016, and won six consecutive

Latvian National Time Trial Championships The Latvian National Time Trial Championships is a time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but ...

between 2011 and 2016.

Major results

;2005 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Trofeo Karlsberg The Saarland Trofeo, formerly the Trofeo Karlsberg, is a junior multi-day cycling race held annually in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous coun ...

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2006 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st MaillotLetonia

Road race ::1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial ;2007 : 1st Riga Grand Prix : 1st

Cinturó de l'Empordà The Cinturó de l'Empordà was a road bicycle race held annually in Spain. It was organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners References UCI Europe Tour races 2000 establishments in Spain 2011 disestablishme ...

: 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 4th

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: 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2008 : 1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche : 1st

Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle ...

: 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. Winners References UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France 19 ...

::1st Stage 1 : 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2009 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall

Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay The Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay was a bicycle stage race held annually in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It was part of the UCI America Tour and the race was reserved to riders between 19 and 22 of age and was rated 2.Ncup by the UCI UCI most com ...

;2010 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd Time trial ;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial ::4th Road race : 1st Stage 1

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of t ...

;2012 : 1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial, National Road Championships ;2013 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2014 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial ::3rd Road race ;2015 : 1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Prologue ( TTT)

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

: 7th

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

European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic Games, Olympic tradition contested by sportsperson, athletes from European nations and several European Olympic Committees#Notes, transcontinental countries. The Games were ...

;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotLetonia

Time trial ::1st MaillotLetonia

Road race : Jersey red number

Combativity award Stage 13

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...

;2017 : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2018 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 10th Overall

Tour of Almaty The Tour of Almaty is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Kazakhstan. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 race, as part of the UCI Asia Tour. From 2013 to 2016, the race was held as a one-da ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* * 1987 births Living people People from Valka Latvian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Latvia Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Latvia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub