Gorgi Popstefanov ( mk, Ѓорѓи Попстефанов; born 19 July 1987) is a

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

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 currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is the

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and the

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Macedonian National Road Race Championships winner. Popstefanov represented Macedonia twice at the

UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay. Events ...

, in

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and

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

Personal life

Born in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

, Popstefanov immigrated with his family from

SR Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia ( mk, Социјалистичка Република Македонија, Socijalistička Republika Makedonija), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia or Yugoslav Macedonia, was ...

to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

at the age of 2 and has since split much of his time between the two countries. He grew up in

Garfield, New Jersey Garfield is a city (New Jersey), city in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 30,487,Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey in 2005 and received a B.A. in

International Affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

from

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

's Elliott School of International Affairs in 2009, where he was a member of the varsity crew team. As of May 2013, he completed a J.D. in

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

at Seton Hall University School of Law.Gorgi Popstefanov Public Profile, LinkedIn.co

April 24, 2012

Major results

;2010 : 1st Macedonia National Champion Jersey

Road race, National Road Championships ;2016 : 1st Macedonia National Champion Jersey

Road race, National Road Championships ;2018 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Popstefanov, Gorgi Living people Road racing cyclists 1987 births Macedonian male cyclists People from Garfield, New Jersey Sportspeople from Skopje Elliott School of International Affairs alumni Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni Seton Hall University School of Law alumni Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey