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Jani Brajkovic signs with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team

Slovenian renowned cyclist Jani Brajkovic will also be a part of the new BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team

Wednesday 23rd November 2016 – Jani Brajkovic, age 32 is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial Champion in 2004 and after he joined professional cycling in 2005 he rode for six different teams. He won National Time Trial Championships in 2009 and 2011.

In 2012 he won the Tour of Slovenia. In his long career he attended all the Grand Tours and also finished most of them. In 2006 he held yellow jersey for two stages in Vuelta a Espana, a year later he was 1st overall at Tour de Georgia, in 2008 he was 2nd at Giro di Lombardia and 3rd overall in Deutschland Tour. In 2009 he continued with great results as 2nd overall at Giro del Trentino and the next year he was 1st overall at Criterium du Dauphine and 1st at Stage ITT.

In 2011 he was 3rd overall at Tour of Utah and in the same year when he won Tour of Slovenia in 2012 he achieved 9th place overall at Tour de France. In 2013 he achieved 1st Stage 1 (TTT) at Vuelta a Espana, he held red jersey after Stage 1 and got the award for Combativity at Stage 1.

Recently in 2014 he was 3rd overall at Vuelta a Burgos and in 2015 he was 4th overall Abu Dhabi Tour and 5th overall at Tour of the Gila.

Jani has definitely much more to show and he will be an important member of the team and important help to other riders of BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team specially at Grand Tours.

After signing with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling team he said: “This is a unique opportunity for me – to ride again in the highest class. I am determined to prove that I still belong in the professional cycling and I’m very motivated and also optimistic about the next season. My priority now is to give 100 % to the team, help Nibali and other team mates and also prove to myself that I am still capable of good results.”

Jani Brajkovic signs with BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team