Brian Bulgaç

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Brian Bulgaç
File:10 May 2012 Giro d Italia breakaway.jpg
Bulgaç (leading) at the 2012 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name Brian Bulgaç
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team LottoNL–Jumbo
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2007–2008 NHT
2008–2009 Beveren 2000 Quick Step
2010–2011 Omega Pharma-Lotto Davo
Professional team(s)
2010 Rabobank Continental Team
2012–2013 Lotto–Belisol[1]
Jan 2014-Apr 2014 Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
May 2014-Dec 2014 Giant–Shimano
2015- LottoNL–Jumbo
Infobox last updated on
13 March 2014

Brian Bulgaç (born 7 April 1988) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam Team LottoNL-Jumbo.[2]

Career

Duathlon

Born in Amsterdam, Bulgaç started his sports career as a duathlete. He took part in several Junior European and World Championships, finishing three times in the top 20.[3] The highlight of his duathlon career came in 2008 when he became third of Europe at the Under-23 European Duathlon Championships in Serres.[3] He had a bright future ahead in the sport but due to an achilles tendon injury he was told by his physio therapist to just train on a bicycle for a while.[4] His interest in cycling grew and by the time he was allowed to walk again he decided to focus on cycling.[4]

Rabobank Continental Team (2010)

With a second place in stage two and a third place overall of the Tour de Liège in 2009 Bulgaç earned a spot in the Rabobank Continental Team for the 2010 season.[5] His performances for Rabobank were not convincing enough to keep him in the team for 2011 with a fifth place in the prologue of the Jadranska Magistrala and a ninth place in the Ronde van Midden-Nederland as his best results.[5]

Omega Pharma-Lotto development team (2011)

The Omega Pharma–Lotto team offered him a chance to perform in some smaller races with its development team. He took a second place in the third stage of the Triptyque Ardennaise and won the general classification of a race that has been previously won by riders like Ivan Basso, Paolo Tiralongo and Philippe Gilbert.[6] Later that year he also won the general classification of the Tour de Liège.[5] With help from former professional cyclist Kurt Van De Wouwer he managed to get a professional contract with Lotto–Belisol.[4]

Lotto-Belisol (2012–2013)

He made his grand tour debut during the 2012 Giro d'Italia in which he twice rode in a long break away but failed to reach the finish before the peloton.[7] He reached the finish line in Milan in his first grand tour as the 102nd rider overall.[5]

2014

For the 2014 season, Bulgaç initially joined the Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.[8] However in April it was announced that he would move to Giant-Shimano after being invited to a week-long training camp held by the team.[9]

Team LottoNL-Jumbo (2015)

Bulgaç did not get a contract renewal from Giant-Shimano for the 2015 season. Instead, he joined Team LottoNL-Jumbo.[2]

Palmarès

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2009
3rd Overall Tour de Liège
2010
9th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
2011
1st Overall Triptyque Ardennaise
1st Overall Tour de Liège
2012
102nd Overall Giro d'Italia
2014
5th Overall Tour de Taiwan

References

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External links

  • Brian Bulgaç at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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