Luka Mezgec

Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.^[3] After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.^[4] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.^[5]

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Luka Mezgec

Mezgec in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Luka Mezgec
Born	(1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 (age 36) Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Jayco–AlUla
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter Lead-out specialist
Professional teams
2010	Zheroquadro–Radenska
2011–2012	Sava
2013–2015	Argos–Shimano
2016–	Orica–GreenEDGE[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2014) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2017)

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In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with Orica–GreenEDGE to commence in 2016.^[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.^[7]