Aleksejs Saramotins
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksejs Saramotins |
| Born |
8 April 1982 Riga, Latvian SSR |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | IAM Cycling |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist[1] |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2008 | Rietumu Banka - Riga |
| 2009 | Team Designa Køkken |
| 2010 | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2011–2012 | Cofidis |
| 2013– | IAM Cycling |
| Major wins | |
|
National Road Race Championships (2005–2007, 2010, 2012–2013) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 1 February 2014 | |
Aleksejs Saramotins (born 8 April 1982) is a Latvian professional road cyclist who rides for IAM Cycling.[2] He has won the Latvian National Road Race Championships on six occasions and has represented his country at the Olympic Games and the World championships. In 2009 he won the Münsterland Giro whilst riding for Team Designa Køkken which led to him joining Team Columbia-HTC in 2010.[3][4] Saramotins left his team of two years Cofidis[5] at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[2] In October 2016 he and IAM team-mate Matteo Pelucchi were announced as members of the Bora–Argon 18 squad for 2017.[1]
Before signing a professional contract he also raced in cross-country mountain biking races.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 2005
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 2006
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Riga Grand Prix
- 2nd Mayor Cup
- 2007
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Croatie – Kroz Hrvatsku
- 2nd Tallinn–Tartu GP
- 2nd Riga Grand Prix
- 3rd Mayor Cup
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Slovaquie
- 1st Lombardia Tour
- 1st SEB Tartu GP
- 1st Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 2nd Tour du Finistère
- 3rd Riga Grand Prix
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 2009
- 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1st Münsterland Giro
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise
- 2nd Tartu GP
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Sergey Firsanov)
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1st Pirita GP Tallinn VII Lauri Aus Memoriaal
- 2011
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2013
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Tour du Doubs
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd Tour du Jura
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 9th Polynormande
- 2014
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT) Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2015
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2016
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | — | 161 | — |
 Tour |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta |
166 | — | — | WD | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- 1 2 "Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings". cyclingnews.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- 1 2 "IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Columbia-HTC recruits Saramotins
- ↑ Team Columbia-HTC
- ↑ Philippon, Alexandre (5 January 2012). "Équipes 2012: Cofidis" [Teams 2012: Cofidis]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
External links
- Aleksejs Saramotins profile at Cycling Archives