Jan Tratnik

Jan Tratnik
Tratnik in 2023
Personal information
Full nameJan Tratnik
NicknameSyuk[1]
Born (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur
Professional teams
2009–2010Radenska–KD Financial Point
2011Quick-Step
2012Radenska
2013Tirol Cycling Team
2014–2016Amplatz–BMC
2017–2018CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[2]
2019–2022Bahrain–Merida[3][4][5]
2023–Team Jumbo–Visma
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2020)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2016)
National Time Trial Championships
(2015, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
European Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Goes Under 23 road race

Jan Tratnik (born 23 February 1990 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[6] Professional since 2009, he has won the 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and a stage of the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[7] Tratnik is also a four time Slovenian national time trial champion and a one-time national road race champion.

  1. ^ "Syuk - Jan Tranik". Syuk is Jan's nickname which he got after his older brother, who was a basketball player.
  2. ^ Gadzała, Paweł (12 November 2017). "CCC Sprandi Polkowice signs Szymon Sajnok". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 7 January 2018. With two newly-signed rouleurs – Paweł Bernas (Domin Sport) and Kamil Gradek (ONE Pro Cycling) – the team is expected to focus more on flatter stages and one-day races and play cards of Jan Tratnik, Jonas Koch, Frantisek Sisr or Alan Banaszek.
  3. ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Jumbo–Visma". UCI. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (24 February 2024). "'It was just instinct' - Jan Tratnik strikes out for glory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.