Tadej Valjavec

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Tadej Valjavec


image_caption = Valjavec at the 2007 Tour de France
fullname = Tadej Valjavec
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|4|13
country = SLO
height = height|m=1.71
weight = convert|59|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Ag2r-La Mondiale
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 2000–2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–
proteams = Fassa Bortolo
Phonak Hearing Systems
Lampre-Fondital
Ag2r-La Mondiale
majorwins = flagicon|SLO National Champion (2003 and 2007)
updated = December 24, 2007

Tadej Valjavec (born April 13, 1977 in Kranj) is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia where he consistently performs well and is able to stick with the leaders.

Major achievements

;2000: Member, Summer Olympics Road Race;2002: 1st, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda;2003: SLO National Cycling Championships Road Race: 4th, Overall, Tour de Romandie;2004: Member, Summer Olympics Road Race;2007: SLO National Cycling Championships Road Race: 4th, Paris - Nice: 3rd, Ruta del Sol: 2nd, Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

Tour de France record

*2006: 17th overall
*2007: 19th overall
*2008: 10th overall

Giro d'Italia record

*2004: 9th overall
*2005: 15th overall, 2nd Stage 14 (Queen stage) and 5th Stage 13
*2006: 34th overall
*2008: 13th Overall, 10th Stage 15 and 9th Stage 20

Vuelta a España record

*2004: 2nd Stage 16

External links

* [http://www.tadejvaljavec.com/en/ Official Website]
*trapfriis|slovenia.Valjavec.htm

Persondata
NAME= Valjavec, Tadej
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1977-04-13
PLACE OF BIRTH=Kranj, Slovenia
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=