Jure Kocjan (born 18 October 1984) is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

n former professional

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 common ...

, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016.

Career

Born in

Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...

, Kocjan represented Slovenia in the Men's road race at the 2010 UCI Road World Championships. His first notable win came at the 2008 Vuelta a Cuba. Kocjan joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He signed for the for 2016, but following a retest in early 2016 of a sample from 2012 he was provisionally suspended by the UCI and fired by the team. He was subsequently given a four year ban by the UCI, with his ban expiring in January 2020.

Major results

;2004 : 8th

GP Kranj GP Kranj is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Kranj, Slovenia. Since 2007, The race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were ...

;2005 : 1st Stage 1 Jadranska Magistrala : 7th Trofeo Zsšdi ;2006 : 1st

Tour of Vojvodina The Tour of Vojvodina was a road cycling race held in Serbia. The race consisted of two one day races. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2. Winners Tour of Vojvodina I Tour of Vojvodina II References UCI Europe Tou ...

: 2nd Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli : 2nd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin : 2nd GP Kooperativa : 4th

Giro del Mendrisiotto Giro del Mendrisiotto is a road bicycle race held annually around Mendrisio, in the canton of Ticino of Switzerland. The race was an amateur competition until 1996. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Contin ...

: 4th

Gran Premio Palio del Recioto The Gran Premio Palio del Recioto is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Italy. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U. Winners References Cycle races in Italy UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events esta ...

: 6th

: 7th Trofeo Zsšdi ;2007 : 2nd

Belgrade–Banja Luka Belgrade–Banja Luka is a road bicycle race held annually since 2007 in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively. Until 2017, it is made up of two one-day races: Belgrade–Banja Luka I and Belgrade–Banja Luka II, which were both organi ...

II : 3rd Trofeo Zsšdi ;2008 : Vuelta a Cuba ::1st Stages 2 & 6 : 2nd

: 2nd

Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt ( en, Tour of Old Town Nuremberg) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held each September in the old town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Alth ...

: 4th Neuseen Classics : 8th Overall

Tour of Qinghai Lake The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002, named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of ...

::1st Stage 8 : 8th

Tour de Rijke Tour de Rijke is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 1.1 may refer to: * 1.1.1.1, a Domain Name System service * 1.1-inch/75-caliber gun * Falcon 9 v1.1 or ...

;2009 : 2nd

Road race Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to: * Road racing in motorsport * Road running on foot * Road bicycle racing * ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game) * Roadracers (1994 film) * Roadracers (1959 fi ...

, National Road Championships : 2nd Overall Étoile de Bessèges ::1st Stage 3 : 5th Overall

::1st Stages 3 & 8 : 7th

: 7th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 8th

Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...

: 10th

Cholet-Pays de Loire Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Cholet, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle rac ...

;2010 : 1st

Grand Prix Pino Cerami Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami, after whom the race is named, is a former Belg ...

: 2nd

Gran Premio di Lugano The Gran Premio di Lugano ( en, Grand Prix of Lugano) is a road bicycle race held annually in Lugano, Switzerland. Prior to 1981 it was held as an individual time trial but in recent years it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe ...

: 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 5th Neuseen Classics : 7th

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still run ...

: 7th

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the ...

: 10th Giro del Friuli ;2011 : 2nd Flèche d'Emeraude : 2nd Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano : 4th

: 4th Montepaschi Strade Bianche : 4th

: 4th

Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...

: 5th Philadelphia International Championship : 6th Overall

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...

: 6th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese ;2012 :Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...
::~~1st Stages 1 & 3~~ : 7th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
: ~~8th Flèche d'Emeraude~~ : ~~10th Route Adélie~~ ;2014 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stage 4 : Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Dominican Republic by the national federation, and it is the most important race in the country. Since 2008, the race is organized as a 2.2 The Union Cyclist ...
::~~1st Stages 3 & 6a~~ : 1st Jersey white

Sprints classification Tour of Utah : 2nd Philadelphia International Championship ;2015 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Utah : 2nd

Winston-Salem Cycling Classic The Winston-Salem Cycling Classic is a one-day race held annually since 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the United States. In 2019, it was rated as a 1.2 race by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and was part of the UCI America To ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kocjan, Jure 1984 births Living people Slovenian male cyclists Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice Slovenian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in cycling