Erik Baška (born 12 January 1994) is a Slovak former

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022. He took up cycle racing at the age of 14, initially competing as a mountain biker before branching into road racing at the suggestion of his coach Tibor Velits, uncle of racing cyclists

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, , and teams. His twin brother, Peter Velits, also competed as a professional cyclist. ...

and

Peter Velits Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985 in Bratislava) is a Slovakian 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 Champi ...

Major results

;2013 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 5th Overall

Carpathian Couriers Race The Carpathian Couriers Race is a professional cycling race held annually in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which w ...

::1st

Points classification ::1st Jersey blue

Combativity classification ;2014 : 1st Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Polski : 1st

Central European Tour Košice–Miskolc Central European Tour Miskolc GP was a cycling race in Hungary, run between 2010 and 2014. It was held as part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.2 level race, the day before the Central European Tour Budapest GP Central European Tour Budapest GP was a ...

: 1st

Central European Tour Budapest GP Central European Tour Budapest GP was a cycling race in Hungary. It was first run in 2011 and was part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.2 level race. It was held the day after Central European Tour Miskolc GP Central is an adjective usually referrin ...

: 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd

Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej The Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej is a bicycle race held in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1958 and since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of r ...

: 6th

Central European Tour Szerencs–Ibrány The Central European Tour Szerencs-Ibrány is a road cycling race held in Hungary. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling ...

;2015 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 1st MaillotSlovakia

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st

: 1st Stage 4

: 1st Stage 3

Tour de Berlin The Tour de Berlin was a road bicycle race held annually between 1953 and 2016 in Germany. From 2007 to its demise, the race was organised as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing com ...

: 2nd

Poreč Trophy Poreč Trophy (through history held under names Trofej Plava Laguna, G. P. Istria, Trophy Riviera and G.P. Umag) is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI E ...

: 2nd Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia ;2016 : 1st

Handzame Classic The Bredene Koksijde Classic, previously Handzame Classic, is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, starting in Bredene and finishing in Koksijde. Having been a part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen from ...

: 1st Stage 5 ( TTT)

Tour of Croatia The CRO Race (formally: ''Tour of Croatia'') is a men's road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race that takes place in Croatia since 2015. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as a UCI race cl ...

;2017 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2018 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. It was created in 2010 and was initially part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2, but in 2015 moved up to 2.1 The Union Cycli ...

: 2nd Trofeo Palma : 8th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines ;2019 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia; french: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes f ...

;2020 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baska, Erik Slovak male cyclists 1994 births Living people European Games competitors for Slovakia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games People from Púchov District Sportspeople from the Trenčín Region