Andrej Hauptman

Andrej Hauptman
Andrej Hauptman as directeur sportif of UAE Team Emirates (2022 Tour of Slovenia Press conference)
Personal information
Full nameAndrej Hauptman
Born (1975-05-05) 5 May 1975 (age 48)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Directeur sportif
Professional teams
1999–2003Vini Caldirola
2004Lampre
2005Fassa Bortolo
2006Radenska–PowerBar
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lisbon Elite Men's Road Race

Andrej Hauptman (born 5 May 1975) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist. [1]In 2001 he became the first Slovenian rider to take a world championship medal in cycling when he won the bronze in the road race at the Road World Championships.[2] After retiring from competition, he became a cycling coach: he is coach of fellow Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar and also serves as head coach and head of selectors for the Slovenian national cycling team.[2][3] He formerly managed Ljubljana Gusto Santic, where as well as guiding Pogačar through his under-23 career he coached Primož Roglič when the latter switched from ski jumping to cycling and rode for the team's development squad.[4][5] In May 2019 Hauptman joined UAE Team Emirates as a directeur sportif after Pogačar joined the team.[4]

Major results

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Andrej Hauptman". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Inside Slovenia's Astonishing Rise to the Very Top of Cycling". Rouleur. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ Fotheringham, William (20 September 2020). "Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar an odd couple leading Slovenia's charge to glory". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b McGrath, Andy (21 June 2021). "Tadej Pogačar: from Slovenian village unicyclist to Tour de France champion". Rouleur. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hood, Andrew (27 January 2020). "How Primož Roglič made the leap from ski jumper to grand tour winner". VeloNews. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

External links

  • Andrej Hauptman at Cycling Archives
  • Andrej Hauptman at ProCyclingStats


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