Gatis Smukulis

Gatis Smukulis
Smukulis at the 2013 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameGatis Smukulis
Born (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2004–2005Rietumu Banka–Riga
2006Lotus–MBK–UC Sud Luberon
2007–2008Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Professional teams
2009–2010Ag2r–La Mondiale
2011HTC–Highroad
2012–2015Team Katusha[1]
2016Astana
2017–2018Delko–Marseille Provence KTM[2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2016)
National Time Trial Championships (2011–2016)

Gatis Smukulis (born 15 April 1987) is a Latvian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the Ag2r–La Mondiale, HTC–Highroad, Team Katusha, Astana and Delko–Marseille Provence KTM teams. Smukulis won the Latvian National Road Race Championships in 2016, and won six consecutive Latvian National Time Trial Championships between 2011 and 2016.

  1. ^ Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Delko Marseille-Provence KTM". DirectVelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 10 January 2018.