Maroš Kováč (born 11 April 1977 in

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

) is a Slovak former

road bicycle racer 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 professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa and teams. He now works as a

directeur sportif A ''directeur sportif'' ( French for sporting director, although the original French term is often used in English-language media; plural ''directeurs sportifs'') is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event. It is se ...

for UCI Continental team .

Major results

Source:

Cyclo-cross

;1996–1997 : 2nd National Championships ;1997–1998 : 3rd National Championships ;2003–2004 : 5th World Military Championships ;2004–2005 : 3rd

Ispaster Ispaster is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. According to the 2019 census, it has 735 inhabitants. Prehistory The first archaeological artifacts were found ...

;2005–2006 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

National Championships : 3rd

Hlinsko Hlinsko () is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,400 inhabitants. It is the natural centre of a microregion called ''Hlinecko''. The local part of Betlém is well preserved example of folk arch ...

;2006–2007 : 2nd National Championships ;2007–2008 : 3rd National Championships

Road

;2001 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

Team time trial, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

Team time trial, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1

Tour d'Egypte Tour d'Egypte is a professional road cycling stage race held annually each February in Egypt. Tour d'Egypte is part of the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...

: 1st Prologue

Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...

;2003 : 1st Stage 7

Tour of South China Sea The Tour of South China Sea is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It has been held during Christmas holiday every year since 1996 to celeb ...

: 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 6 : 4th Time trial, World Military Championships ;2004 : 1st jersey yellow

Overall

::1st

Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...

, Stages 2, 3 & 6 ;2005 : 1st Stage 1

Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc The Gemenc Grand Prix is a cycling race held annually in Hungary. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UC ...

: 1st Stage 3

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 ...

: 3rd

Grand Prix Bradlo The Grand Prix Bradlo was a cycling race held annually in Slovakia. It was 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, held primaril ...

: 3rd

Coupe des Carpathes The Coupe des Carpathes is a one-day cycling race held annually in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 2002, and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world' ...

: 5th Overall

::1st Stage 1 ;2006 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 2

Tour de Serbie Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...

: 1st Stage 5

Tour du Maroc Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco. The editions 1957–1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a ser ...

: 2nd Overall Kosice–Tatry–Kosice : 3rd Overall

: 3rd

Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego The Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego (''Andrzej Trochanowski Memorial'') is a one-day cycling race held annually on 1 May in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1989 and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1. ...

: 4th Overall

: 5th

: 6th Overall

Tour of Małopolska Tour of Malopolska (Polish: ''Małopolski Wyścig Górski'') is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour. History The race was first held in 196 ...

: 8th Overall

Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour de Taiw ...

;2007 :

::1st

& Stage 4 : 1st Stage 2

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Kosice–Tatry–Kosice : 3rd Beograd–Cacak : 5th

Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic The Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long. The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on n ...

: 6th Overall

::1st Stage 4a ( ITT) : 6th

GP Hydraulika Mikolasek The Grand Prix Hydraulika Mikolasek was a single-day road cycling race held annually in Slovakia from 2005 to 2010. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced ...

;2008 : 2nd Beograd–Cacak : 2nd

: 3rd

: 4th Overall Tour of Libya : 6th Overall

Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas was a cycling race held annually in Mexico. It was part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internati ...

: 6th

Scandinavian Race Uppsala Scandinavian Race is an annual bicycle road race held in Uppsala, Sweden. Between the years 1909–1937 and 1940–1945 the race was run as a time trial; in 1956 it was held as a team time trial. Since 2008, it is organized as a 1.2 event on th ...

: 8th Overall Umm Al Quwain Race ::1st Stage 3 : 9th Overall

Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour The Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour is a cycling race in West Poland that runs between the Baltic Sea and the Karkonosze. The first edition was held in 1993 as an amateur race as the Karkonosze Tour with stages in the Wałbrzych Voivodeship and Jelenia ...

;2009 : 4th

: 6th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic : 7th

Grand Prix Kooperativa The Grand Prix Kooperativa was a cycling race held annually in Slovakia. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste International ...

;2010 : 2nd Banja Luka–Beograd I : 3rd Overall

: 4th Overall

The Paths of King Nikola The Paths of King Nikola was a road bicycle race held annually in Montenegro. The name is a reference to King Nikola I (1841–1921), the ruler of the Principality of Montenegro. The first edition was in 2002; since 2005, it is organized as a 2 ...

::1st Stage 2 : 4th

Central European Tour Miskolc GP Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

: 6th

: 8th Overall

: 8th

: 9th

Memoriał Henryka Łasaka Memoriał Henryka Łasaka is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1999 and from 2005 to 2007, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI ...

;2011 : 1st Challenge Khouribga,

Challenge des phosphates The Challenge des phosphates is a series of One-day races held annually since 2011 in Morocco. It consists of three One-day races; Grand prix de Khouribga, Grand Prix Fkih Ben Saleh and Grand prix de Ben Guerir, each rated 1.2 and is part of UCI ...

;2012 : 1st

Tour Bohemia The Tour Bohemia was a one-day cycling race held annually between 2012 and 2014 in the Czech Republic. It was part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discip ...

: 1st Stage 2 Kosice–Tatry–Kosice : 1st Stage 3

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 ...

: 7th Overall

::1st Points classification : 8th

Jūrmala Grand Prix The Jūrmala Grand Prix was a one-day cycling race held in Jūrmala, Latvia. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...

: 8th

Tallinn–Tartu GP Tallinn–Tartu GP (before 2007, the E.O.S. Tallinn GP) was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Tallinn, Estonia. From 2005 until 2012 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2008, Pro Cycling Club g ...

: 10th

;2013 : 1st Prologue

Sibiu Cycling Tour The Sibiu Cycling Tour (Cycling Tour of Sibiu until 2015) is a 2.1 category professional Road bicycle racing, bicycle road race held in Sibiu, Romania. Its first edition took place in July 2011, as part of the UCI Europe Tour. The race is organise ...

: National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd

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 ...

: 2nd Overall

: 3rd Overall

: 4th

Memorial Oleg Dyachenko The Memorial Oleg Dyachenko is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Moscow, Russia. It was first run in 2004 and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions ...

: 4th

: 7th Overall

Five Rings of Moscow The Five Rings of Moscow is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Moscow, Russia. It was first run in 1993 and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.2 category race. The most successful riders are Sergey Firsanov, An ...

: 8th Banja Luka–Beograd II ;2014 : 1st Stage 3

: 2nd

, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

::1st

Points classification : 8th

Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje The Grand Prix Královéhradeckého kraje is a one-day cycling race held annually since 2012 in the Czech Republic. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introdu ...

;2015 : 1st Stage 4

: 1st Stage 1

Tour de Hongrie The Tour de Hongrie ( en, Tour of Hungary) is a professional road bicycle stage race organized in Hungary since 1925. History The inaugural Tour de Hongrie took place on 27 June 1925. The cyclists hit the road as early as four in the morning, an ...

: 2nd

, National Road Championships : 2nd

Korona Kocich Gór The Korona Kocich Gór is a one-day cycling race held in Poland. It was first held in 2013 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racin ...

;2016 : 2nd

, National Road Championships : 6th Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race – GP Slovakia

Mountain biking and hill climbs

;2005 : 2nd National Cross-Country Championships ;2009 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

National Hill Climb Championships ;2010 : 1st MaillotSlovakia

National Hill Climb Championships

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovac, Maros 1977 births Living people Slovak male cyclists Tour de Guadeloupe cyclists Sportspeople from Košice