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Borut Božič

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Borut Božič (born 8 August 1980) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018 for the Perutnina Ptuj, Team LPR, Cycle Collstrop, Vacansoleil–DCM, Astana, Cofidis and Bahrain–Merida teams. Considered a sprinter in the mold of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne (plus two days in the leader's jersey), winning the sixth stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España, and winning stage five of the 2011 Tour de Suisse. Božič worked as a directeur sportif for the Bahrain–Merida team up to October 2019 but in that month was issued with a 2-year ban for his links to the doping ring uncovered by Operation Aderlass. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Borut Božič is the 622nd most popular cyclist (up from 675th in 2024), the 201st most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 213th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovene Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Borut Božič ranks 622 out of 1,613. Before him are Christian Henn, Ondřej Sosenka, Emma Johansson, Óscar Sevilla, Daniele Nardello, and Andrej Hauptman. After him are Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Jacky Durand, Bruno Risi, Tom Pidcock, Ion Izagirre, and Fabrice Colas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Borut Božič ranks 557. Before him are Karen Asrian, Lorenzo Fontana, Akira Kaji, Bosco Wong, Adam Brown, and Nicolas Lopez. After him are Blaženko Lacković, Ján Kozák, Wayne Bridge, Shao Jiayi, Monique Coleman, and Aya Endō.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Borut Božič ranks 201 out of 340. Before him are Mladen Rudonja (1971), Urška Žolnir (1981), Nuša Derenda (1969), Dalibor Stevanović (1984), Benjamin Šeško (2003), and Andrej Hauptman (1975). After him are Tina Trstenjak (1990), Ana Soklič (1984), Aleksander Šeliga (1980), Andraž Kirm (1984), Zlatan Ljubijankić (1983), and Matej Mohorič (1994).

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Among CYCLISTS In Slovenia

Among cyclists born in Slovenia, Borut Božič ranks 5. Before him are Tadej Pogačar (1998), Primož Roglič (1989), Tadej Valjavec (1977), and Andrej Hauptman (1975). After him are Matej Mohorič (1994), Janez Brajkovič (1983), Gorazd Štangelj (1973), Simon Špilak (1986), Jan Tratnik (1990), Grega Bole (1985), and Jan Polanc (1992).

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