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Roman Broniš (born 17 October 1976) is a Slovak former road cyclist, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . He represented his nation
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2008).
Career
Born inBánovce nad Bebravou
Bánovce nad Bebravou (german: Banowitz, hu, Bán) is a town in Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region.
Names
The name is derived from the personal name or title Ban (title), Bán meaning "the village of Bán's people". "Nad Bebravou" means "above Be ...
, Broniš made his official debut as an amateur cyclist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, where he did not finish the men's road race against a vast field of more than a hundred cyclists. Broniš later turned professional in 2004, when he signed a two-year contract with Ed' System ZVVZ. Throughout his early sporting career, he competed for three annually contractual cycling teams (, , and ), and also produced numerous triumphs at different stages in both local and global road cycling tournaments, specifically in 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' ...
(Poland), 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 ...
(Morocco), Tour of Libya
Tour of Libya was a professional road cycling stage race held annually each March in Libya. The circuit is 860 km long.men's road race at the
Time trial, National Road Championships
: 9th Overall
NBC 2008 Olympics profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronis, Roman 1976 births Living people Slovak male cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Slovakia People from Bánovce nad Bebravou Sportspeople from the Trenčín Region
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
by receiving one of the team's three berths from the UCI Europe Tour, along with his teammates Matej Jurčo
Matej Jurčo (born 8 August 1984 in Poprad) is a Slovak former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015. He is the son of Milan Jurčo, who was also a professional cyclist.
Matej Jurčo was a multinati ...
and Ján Valach
Ján Valach (born 19 August 1973) is a Slovak retired professional road cyclist. He represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2008), and later competed as a member of professional cycling team before his offi ...
. Passing through the mark, Broniš could not achieve a best possible result with a severe fatigue under the Beijing's intense heat, as he failed to complete the race for the second straight time in his Olympic career.
Major results
;2001 : National Road Championships ::2nd Team time trial ::3rd Road race ;2002 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Saudi Arabia : 3rd Team time trial, National Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Grand Prix Bradlo : 1st Stage 3Grand 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 ...
: 2nd 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' ...
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
;2005
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
;2006
: 1st Overall 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 ...
: 1st 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' ...
;2007
: 1st 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 ...
;2008
: National Road Championships
::2nd Road race
::3rd Time trial
: 2nd Overall Tour of Libya
Tour of Libya was a professional road cycling stage race held annually each March in Libya. The circuit is 860 km long.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
: 1st Time trial, 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 ...
;2011
: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
The Course de la Solidarité Olympique ( pl, Wyścig Solidarności i Olimpijczyków; en, Race of Solidarity and Olympics) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Poland. From 1991 until 1995, it was a race for amateurs, becoming a pro ...
: 4th Overall Grand Prix Chantal Biya
Grand Prix Chantal Biya is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Cameroon and sponsored by the Fédération Camerounaise de Cyclisme/Ateba Koungou. The race is named in honor of Chantal Biya, the First Lady of Cameroon as wife ...
;2012
: National Road Championships
::4th Road race
::5th Time trial
;2013
: 5th Road race, National Road Championships
;2016
: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 5th 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. ...
References
External links
* *NBC 2008 Olympics profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronis, Roman 1976 births Living people Slovak male cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Slovakia People from Bánovce nad Bebravou Sportspeople from the Trenčín Region