Jan Polanc

Jan Polanc
Polanc in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)
Kranj, Slovenia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2011–2013Radenska
Professional team
2013–2023Lampre–Merida[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2015, 2017)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2017)
Trofeo Laigueglia (2022)

Jan Polanc (born 6 May 1992) is a Slovenian former racing cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates from 2013 to 2023.[3] He is a two time Giro d'Italia stage winner. He was forced to retire in May 2023 after cardiac scans revealed heart irregularities.[4]

  1. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Serikbayev, Akarys (18 May 2023). "Heart irregularities force Jan Polanc to retire from professional cycling". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.