.jpg) Valjavec at the 2007 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tadej Valjavec |
| Born | 13 April 1977 Kranj, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1994–1999 | Sava Kranj |
| 1999 | Cucine Caneva Record |
| 2018 | KK Kranj |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2003 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2004–2005 | Phonak |
| 2006–2007 | Lampre–Fondital |
| 2008–2010 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2011 | Manisaspor |
| 2013 | Sava |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2003, 2007) | |
Tadej Valjavec (born 13 April 1977 in Kranj) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for the Sava team. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia. Although he has achieved relatively few professional wins in his career, he has consistently performed well in the Grand Tours, with three top ten and four further top 20 finishes.