Simon Špilak (born 23 June 1986) is a retired
Slovenia
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n professional
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 com ...
.
Professional career
Born in
Tišina, Špilak was the winner of the
2010 Tour de Romandie, after original race winner
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.
During ...
had his results expunged as part of a doping suspension. Špilak went on to gain second place in that race in
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
and
2014
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, both times behind
Chris Froome. In 2013, he was the victor of the
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...
and the
Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop, his only two victories of the year. In 2015, he won the general classification of the
Tour de Suisse with only five seconds of an advantage over
Geraint Thomas. The victory was decided on the last day's time trial. Špilak was considered a rarity in road cycling in that he is a general classification rider who targets one-week races rather than the three-week Grand Tours. In an interview he said that he disliked the heat, so he was always preparing for spring races instead of Grand Tours which took part mostly in summer.
In October 2019, Špilak announced his retirement after his team folded.
Major results
;2003
: 10th Time trial,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2004
: National Junior Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
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: 1st

Overall
GP Général Patton
: 3rd
Road race,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
: 4th
Paris–Roubaix Juniors
;2005
: 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 7th
GP Kranj
: 9th Road race,
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
;2006
: 1st
Poreč Trophy
: 2nd
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 5th
Trofeo Zsšdi
: 7th Time trial,
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
: 7th Overall
Istrian Spring Trophy
;2007
: 1st
La Côte Picarde
: 4th Overall
Tour of Slovenia
::1st

Young rider classification
: 4th Overall
Tour de l'Avenir
: 5th Overall
Istrian Spring Trophy
;2008
: 5th Overall
Tour of Slovenia
: 5th Overall
Three Days of De Panne
: 9th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
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;2009
(1 pro win)
: 1st Stage 3
Tour of Slovenia
: 6th Overall
Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
;2010
(2)
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
::1st

Young rider classification
::1st Stage 4
: 3rd Overall
Bayern–Rundfahrt
;2011
: 5th Overall
Tour of Slovenia
: 5th
Giro del Friuli
;2012
: 4th Overall
Paris–Nice
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: 8th Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 8th Overall
Tour of Belgium
: 10th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
;2013
(3)
: 1st
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...
: 1st
Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
::1st Stage 4
: 4th Overall
Vuelta a Andalucía
: 4th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
: 6th Overall
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: 9th Overall
Tour de Suisse
: 10th Overall
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
;2014
(3)
: 1st Stage 5
Critérium du Dauphiné
: 1st Stage 3
Arctic Race of Norway
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
::1st Stage 3
: 4th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
: 8th Overall
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: 9th Overall
Volta ao Algarve
;2015
(1)
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Suisse
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 3rd Overall
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
;2016
: 7th Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 8th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
: 9th Overall
Tour de Suisse
;2017
(2)
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Suisse
::1st Stage 7
: 2nd
Pro Ötztaler 5500
: 10th Overall
Tour of the Basque Country
;2018
: 6th Overall
Tour de Suisse
: 9th
GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...
;2019
: 5th
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
: 6th Overall
Tour de Suisse
: 6th Overall
Tour of California
: 9th Overall
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...
: 10th Overall
Volta ao Algarve
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
People from Tišina
Slovenian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Slovenia
Tour de Suisse stage winners