CYCLIST
Martin Velits
1985 - Today

Martin Velits
Martin Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Wiesenhof, Team Milram, HTC–Highroad and Quick-Step Floors teams. His twin brother, Peter Velits, also competed as a professional cyclist. In October 2017, one year after his brother's retirement, Martin Velits announced that he would retire after competing in that year's inaugural Tour of Guangxi. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Velits is the 1,083rd most popular cyclist (down from 871st in 2024), the 381st most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 341st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Slovak Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Martin Velits ranks 1,083 out of 1,613. Before him are Kristen Faulkner, Danny van Poppel, John Gadret, Teun Mulder, Alessandro De Marchi, and Andrey Amador. After him are Jelle Vanendert, Christoph Sauser, Gianluca Brambilla, Mauro Santambrogio, Roberto Ferrari, and Emanuele Sella.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKristen Faulkner
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 1,077
Danny van Poppel
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 1,078
John Gadret
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 1,079
Teun Mulder
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 1,080
Alessandro De Marchi
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 1,081
Andrey Amador
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 1,082
Martin Velits
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 1,083
Jelle Vanendert
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 1,084
Christoph Sauser
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 1,085
Gianluca Brambilla
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,086
Mauro Santambrogio
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 1,087
Roberto Ferrari
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 1,088
Emanuele Sella
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 1,089
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Martin Velits ranks 895. Before him are Aml Ameen, András Kállay-Saunders, Eiji Wentz, Olubayo Adefemi, Simona Gherman, and Tim Bendzko. After him are Amaury Leveaux, Ben McKee, Jelle Vanendert, Ari, Elyse Levesque, and Mariya Savinova.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsAml Ameen
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 889
András Kállay-Saunders
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 890
Eiji Wentz
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 891
Olubayo Adefemi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2011
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 892
Simona Gherman
FENCER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 893
Tim Bendzko
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 894
Martin Velits
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 895
Amaury Leveaux
SWIMMER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 896
Ben McKee
MUSICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 897
Jelle Vanendert
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 898
Ari
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 899
Elyse Levesque
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 900
Mariya Savinova
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 901
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Martin Velits ranks 381 out of 418. Before him are Alexandra Borbély (1986), Andrej Karpathy (1986), Stanislav Varga (1972), Viktória Kužmová (1998), Ľuboš Kamenár (1987), and Jakub Sylvestr (1989). After him are Richard Lintner (1977), Marek Svatoš (1982), Peter Škantár (1982), Martin Valjent (1995), Ján Laco (1981), and Jaroslav Halák (1985).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsAlexandra Borbély
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 375
Andrej Karpathy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 376
Stanislav Varga
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 377
Viktória Kužmová
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 378
Ľuboš Kamenár
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 379
Jakub Sylvestr
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 380
Martin Velits
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 381
Richard Lintner
HOCKEY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 382
Marek Svatoš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 383
Peter Škantár
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 384
Martin Valjent
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 385
Ján Laco
HOCKEY PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 386
Jaroslav Halák
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 387
Among CYCLISTS In Slovakia
Among cyclists born in Slovakia, Martin Velits ranks 6. Before him are Anton Tkáč (1951), Peter Sagan (1990), Ján Svorada (1968), Peter Velits (1985), and Juraj Sagan (1988).
Anton Tkáč
1951 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1
Peter Sagan
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2
Ján Svorada
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3
Peter Velits
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 4
Juraj Sagan
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 5
Martin Velits
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 6








































