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Peter Velits

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Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovak former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Championships gold and the 2012 Tour of Oman overall victory. Velits was also known as strong time-trialist, winning three consecutive team time trials as a part of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step in 2012 and 2013 and riding on the BMC Racing Team in 2014 UCI Road World Championships. His twin brother, Martin Velits also competed professionally, having raced on the same teams every year until the end of the 2013 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Velits is the 562nd most popular cyclist (up from 569th in 2024), the 293rd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 281st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovak Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Peter Velits ranks 562 out of 1,613. Before him are Jasper Philipsen, José María Jiménez, Richie Porte, Robbie Hunter, David Cañada, and Hanka Kupfernagel. After him are Demi Vollering, Monique Knol, Aleksandr Kirichenko, Igor González de Galdeano, Egoi Martínez, and Uwe Peschel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Peter Velits ranks 420. Before him are Senijad Ibričić, Richie Porte, Aurélien Chedjou, Kalomira, Nam Gyu-ri, and Alison Pill. After him are Nobuhide Akiba, Olha Stefanishyna, Jake Lacy, Alexandros Tziolis, Laia Costa, and Rin Aoki.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Peter Velits ranks 293 out of 418. Before him are Marian Kotleba (1977), Ján Ďurica (1981), Dušan Švento (1985), Marián Čišovský (1979), Martin Švagerko (1967), and Dávid Hancko (1997). After him are Dominik Hrbatý (1978), Martin Kližan (1989), Róbert Mak (1991), Jozef Stümpel (1972), Vratislav Greško (1977), and Kamil Kopúnek (1984).

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Among CYCLISTS In Slovakia

Among cyclists born in Slovakia, Peter Velits ranks 4. Before him are Anton Tkáč (1951), Peter Sagan (1990), and Ján Svorada (1968). After him are Juraj Sagan (1988), and Martin Velits (1985).

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