Kolesarski Klub Adria Mobil Adria Mobil Cycling Team 21 Sonja Gole Generalna Direktorica Adrie Mobil General Manager of Adria Mobil

20 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil Adria Mobil Cycling Team 21 Sonja Gole Generalna direktorica Adrie Mobil General manager of Adria Mobil

Nagovor Sonje Gole, Foreword of Sonja Gole, generalne direktorice Adrie Mobil General manager of Adria Mobil

Adria Mobil že šestnajsto leto zapored kot generalni sponzor podpira novomeški kolesarski For the sixteenth year in a row, Adria Mobil has been supporting the Novo mesto cycling club klub, ki kot ambasador blagovne znamke Adria vestno in učinkovito sledi svojim športnim as a general sponsor. ciljem ter z odgovornim delom širi prepoznavnost tako kluba kot blagovne znamke Adria preko Adria Mobil with the renewed mission „We inspire for memorable mobile leisure time experi- meja Slovenije. ences“ has a special bond with the club that inspires and motivates generations of cyclists Družba Adria Mobil s prenovljenim poslanstvom »Navdihujemo za nepozabna mobilna doživetja to constantly progress in the spirit of teamwork, honesty and tolerance and prove to them- v prostem času« s klubom spleta posebno vez, ki navdihuje in motivira vse generacije kolesar- selves and others that they are able to reach the highest places even in extremely difficult jev, da v duhu vrednot timskega dela, poštenosti in strpnosti nenehno napredujejo in dokazujejo and demanding competitions. At the same time, I congratulate the club and the riders for the sebi in drugim, da znajo in zmorejo poseči po najvišjih mestih tudi na izredno težkih in zahtevnih achievements of last season, which was not easy, but they managed to achieve quite a few tekmovanjih. Obenem izražam pohvalo klubu in kolesarjem za dosežke pretekle sezone, ki ni visible results in all categories, which is undoubtedly proof of the solid foundations of the club bila lahka, pa vendar so uspeli nanizati kar nekaj vidnih rezultatov v vseh kategorijah, kar je and dedicated and quality work. nedvomno dokaz o čvrstih temeljih kluba ter predanem in kakovostnem delu, ki ga opravljajo. As a general sponsor, Adria Mobil has high expectations for the upcoming season - with a Kot generalni sponzor imamo v Adrii Mobil za prihajajočo sezono visoka pričakovanja – s po- rejuvenated team and a new captain, we hope for quality races and high rankings, a high-level mlajeno ekipo in novim kapetanom si nadejamo kakovostno izpeljanih dirk in dobrih uvrstitev, performance at the Adria Mobil Grand Prix, as well as other events organized by the club. We na visoki ravni izvedeno dirko za Veliko nagrado Adrie Mobil, kakor tudi ostale prireditve v or- want to see the traditional „green ribbon“ (Tour of Slovenia) on Slovenian roads again after a ganizaciji kluba, nenazadnje pa si želimo na slovenskih cestah po enoletnem premoru ponovno one-year break, which the club has been organizing for 26 years already and which has been uzreti tradicionalno »zeleno pentljo«, torej dirko Po Sloveniji, katere organizator je klub že vseh seen by a multimillion audience around the world in recent years. And finally, I wish the cycling 26 let in ki jo je v zadnjih letih spremljal večmilijonski avditorij po celem svetu. Kolesarski ekipi team high motivation, a lot of wind in their backs and important sports achievements that will pa želim visoko motiviranost, veliko vetra v hrbet in pomembnih športnih dosežkov, ki bodo write a new, successful chapter of the Adria Mobil Cycling Club. spisali novo, uspešno poglavje Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil.

2 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 Mojca Novak Predsednica Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil President of the Adria Mobil Cycling Club

Nagovor Mojce Novak, Foreword of Mojca Novak, predsednice Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil President of Adria Mobil Cycling Club

Spoštovani kolesarji, sponzorji, člani in prijatelji kolesarskega kluba! Dear cyclists, sponsors, members and friends of the cycling club!

Razmere, povezane s pandemijo korona virusa, so v lanskem letu zdesetkale tako kolesarske The situation related to the corona virus pandemic decimated both cycling and other sporting kot tudi ostale športne prireditve. Zato me toliko bolj veseli, da je Kolesarski klub Adria Mo- events last year. That is why I am all the happier that the Adria Mobil Cycling Club successfully bil to obdobje uspešno prekrmaril, ohranil visok nivo kakovostnega dela tako s profesionalno overcame this period, maintaining a high level of quality work with the professional team and ekipo kot tudi ostalimi selekcijami, četudi so treningi v pretežni meri zaradi ukrepov potekali other selections, even though the trainings were mostly individual. At the same time, we recog- individualno. Obenem smo prepoznali in izkoristili tudi priložnosti, saj so se v tem času dodobra nized and took advantage of the opportunities, as during this time the virtual cycling races were uveljavile tako imenovane virtualne kolesarske dirke, kamor sedaj, z organizacijo virtualne dirke well established, where now, with the organization of the virtual Tour of Slovenia, our club is ac- Po Sloveniji, vstopa tudi naš klub, s ciljem doseči še večjo mednarodno prepoznavnost med tive as well with the aim of achieving even greater international recognition among cycling fans. ljubitelji kolesarstva. The Adria Mobil cycling club is entering the new season well rejuvenated, as three members Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil v novo sezono vstopa dodobra pomlajen, saj so v člansko vrsto from the junior selection have joined the professional team, who have paved their entire cycling prestopili kar trije člani mladinske selekcije, ki so svojo celotno kolesarsko kariero tlakovali v career at the home club and are representatives of the new, upcoming generation of cyclists, domačem klubu in so predstavniki nove, prihajajoče generacije kolesarjev, kar zaokroža napore which completes the club‘s efforts and work in the field of development of young talents. With in delo kluba na področju razvoja mladih talentov. Z novim športnim direktorjem, novim ser- a new sports director, a new serviceman and a rejuvenated team, our club is entering a new viserjem ter pomlajeno ekipo vstopa naš klub v novo sezono z realnimi, a ambicioznimi cilji in season with realistic but ambitious goals and with strong desire to give their best in every race. željo, da na vsaki dirki pokažemo kar največ. Based on the values of „fair play“ and hard work, the Adria Mobil Cycling Club will be creating Na temelju športnih vrednot, »fair-playa« in s trdim delom želimo v Kolesarskem klubu Adria the future of cycling in terms of sports development and in terms of sustainable mobility, and Mobil v prihodnje – kot že do sedaj – ustvarjati prihodnost kolesarstva tako v športnem smislu thus justify the trust of our members, sponsors and fans. kot tudi z vidika trajnostne mobilnosti ter na ta način upravičiti zaupanje naših članov, spon- zorjev in navijačev.

Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 3 Bogdan Fink Direktor Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil Director of Adria Mobil Cycling Club

Nagovor Bogdana Finka, Foreword of Bogdan Fink, direktorja Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil Director of Adria Mobil Cycling Club

Po izbruhu epidemije, ki je lani zaznamovala celoten svet in s tem tudi kolesarstvo, si želimo, After the outbreak of the epidemic that marked the whole world last year, with cycling being da bi bila prihajajoča sezona v kolesarstvu mirnejša, da je ne bi zaznamovalo toliko odpovedi no exemption, we want the coming cycling season to be calmer, not to be marked by as many tekmovanj, kot se je to zgodilo v preteklem letu, ter da bi lahko v čim večji meri nadaljevali z cancellations of competitions as happened last year, and to continue to carry out our mission uresničevanjem svojega poslanstva na področju vzgoje mladih kolesarjev in organizacije špor- in the field of educating young cyclists and organizing sports events, as well as competitions tnih prireditev, kakor tudi s tekmovanji v vseh kategorijah. in all categories. Kontinentalna ekipa Adria Mobil v letošnji sezoni je pomlajena, vendar še vedno izredno ambi- The Adria Mobil continental team is rejuvenated this season, but still extremely ambitious and ciozna in željna dokazovanja. Klub je bil v zadnjem desetletju najboljši v državi in naš cilj je, da eager to prove themselves. The club has been the best in the country in the last decade and ta primat zadržimo. our goal is to keep that primacy. Novi športni direktor članske ekipe je Marko Kump, legenda novomeškega kluba, kolesar z The new sports director of the Continental team is Marko Kump, a legend of the Novo mesto največ UCI zmagami v dolgi zgodovini kluba. Pred njim je nov list v njegovi športni karieri in pre- cycling club, the rider with the most UCI victories in the long history of the club. This position pričan sem v uspeh celotne ekipe. Cilji so podobni kot v preteklosti - zmage na kategoriziranih presents a new chapter in his successful professional career and I am confident in the success dirkah v Sloveniji in tujini, najboljša deseterica na dirki Po Sloveniji in stopničke na državnem of the entire team. The goals are similar to the past - victories in categorized races in Slovenia prvenstvu. Pridobitev iz zadnjih dveh let – novomeški velodrom - se že izredno pozitivno kaže v and abroad, the top ten in Tour of Slovenia and podiums in the national championship. The trenažnem procesu in pri rezultatih naših fantov. Ko se bodo razmere sprostile, načrtujemo tudi acquisition from the last two years - the Novo mesto velodrome - is already extremely positive organizacijo večih tekem v tej izredno lepi dvorani. in the training process and in the results of our cyclists. When the situation calms down, we Velika in iskrena zahvala za dolgoletno sponzorstvo in zaupanje gre generalnemu sponzorju, also plan to organize several matches in this extremely beautiful sports hall. družbi Adria Mobil, d. o. o., Novo mesto, ter vsem ostalim sponzorjem in partnerjem kluba. A big and sincere thank you for many years of sponsorship and trust goes to the general spon- Prav tako gre velika zahvala našim navijačem za vso dosedanjo podporo, z željo, da se čimprej sor, Adria Mobil, d. o. o., Novo mesto, and all other sponsors and partners of the club. A big vidimo na kolesu ali pa ob cesti, ko navijate za naše rdeče-modre. thank you also goes to our fans for all the support so far, with the desire to see you on the bike as soon as possible or by the roadside when you cheer for our red & blue team.

4 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 Upravni odbor Dejavnosti kluba POSLANSTVO »S strastjo do športa, ki Management board Activities of the team presega trenutke zmag in porazov, ustvarjati zdrav, aktiven in odgovoren življenjski slog.«

MISSION »To create a healthy, active and MOJCA NOVAK • profesionalna kolesarska ekipa, responsible lifestyle with a passion for sport predsednica kluba / team president • organizacija športnih prireditev, that transcends the moments of victories and • vzgoja mladih kolesarjev. defeats.« BOŽIDAR ZUPAN podpredsednik kluba / team vice president • professional cycling team, • organization of sport events, BOGDAN FINK VIZIJA »Ostati najboljši slovenski kolesarski • upbringing of young cyclists. direktor / director klub z doseganjem vrhunskih športnih rezultatov, vzgojo mladih kolesarjev in Odbor / board: organizacijo športnih prireditev.« Damir Dominić Stane Fink VISION »To remain the best cycling team Janko Hrovat in Slovenia by achieving outstanding results, Robert Kastelic successfully bringing up the next generation of Rafko Križman young cyclists and organizing sporting events.« Damir Karpljuk Tomaž Kastelic Ljudmila Kastelec Lovro Peterlin VREDNOTE timsko delo, strpnost, zdravje, zaupanje, pozitiven odnos do življenja, MARKO KUMP športni direktor / sports director tekmovalnost, ekološka osvešcenost,ˇ poštenost, SREČKO GLIVAR trener / coach U13, U14, U15 predanost klubu, … JOSIP RADAKOVIČ trener / coach U17, U19 DAMJAN PREVEJŠEK pomočnik trenerja / coach assistant VALUES teamwork, tolerance, health, trust, a positive attitude to life, competitiveness, JAN BEVC mehanik / mechanic environmental awareness, honesty, dedication SABINA PETERLIN tajnica / secretary to the team, etc.

Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 5 Zgodovina kluba

Ustanovni občni zbor kluba, kot ga poznamo danes, je bil 18. maja 1972, kjer so se prisotni dogovorili za ime Leta 2004 je v polnem sijaju zablestel Jani Brajkovič, ko je v vožnji na čas na Evropskem prvenstvu v društva: Kolesarsko društvo Novo mesto. Prvi trener tekmovalcev je bil Jože Majes. Estoniji zasedel drugo mesto in kronal sezono z osvojitvijo naslova svetovnega prvaka v Italiji. Klub se je tekmovalno in organizacijsko krepil. Eden izmed prelomnih trenutkov je bila organizacija Adria Mobil je v letu 2005 postala generalni sponzor novomeškega kolesarskega kluba. Balkanskega prvenstva v kolesarstvu leta 1985, na katerem je slavil Sandi Papež, najuspešnejši slovenski kolesar v tistem obdobju in večkratni državni prvak SFRJ in dirke Po Jugoslaviji. V sezoni 2006 je Tomaž Nose za novomeški klub osvojil tretjo zmago na dirki Po Sloveniji. V ekipni razvrstitvi je slavila Adria Mobil. Nose je leta 2007 ponovil zmago na dirki Po Sloveniji. Leta 1990 je Bogdan Fink na mladinskem SP v Angliji osvojil tretje mesto in prvo medaljo za Jugoslavijo na Svetovnih prvenstvih. V letu 2010 je Marko Kump za novomeški klub dosegel prvo zmago na dirkah prve kategorije v tujini. Slavil je na etapi dirke Coppi e Bartali v ltaliji. Istega leta je kot prvi Slovenec slavil tudi na dirki Trofeo ZSŠDI. Leta 1993 je klub organiziral prvo dirko Po Sloveniji, kolesarja Krke Srečko Glivar in Gorazd Štangelj sta osvojila drugo, oz. tretje mesto. Sezona 2012 je bila ena najuspešnejših v zgodovini kluba, kontinentalna ekipa Adria Mobil se je, kot prva slovenska ekipa uvrstila na svetovno prvenstvo v ekipni vožnji na Nizozemskem. V konkurenci Za potrebe prvenstva je bil v Češči vasi zgrajen tudi velodrom in leta 1996 so se v Novem mestu merili vseh profesionalnih ekip na svetu je osvojila 27. mesto, Marko Kump pa skupno 4. mesto na lestvici kolesarji z vsega sveta. Europe Tour, kar je najvišja posamična slovenska uvrstitev do danes. Leta 1997 je bila v Novem mestu ustanovljena profesionalna ekipa Krka - Telekom, že naslednje Leto 2013: Radoslav Rogina je v letu 2013 zmagal na jubilejni, 20. dirki Po Sloveniji. Ekipa Adrie Mobil leto je Branko Filip kot prvi Novomeščan postal zmagovalec kolesarske dirke Po Sloveniji. Družbo na je na svetovnem prvenstvu v Firencah v ekipni vožnji dosegla 20. mesto med najboljšimi ekipami na zmagovalnih stopničkah sta mu delala Gorazd Štangelj in Pavel Šumanov, oba člana domačega kluba. svetu, kar je najboljši rezultat slovenskega klubskega kolesarskega športa do danes. Enak uspeh so novomeški kolesarji dosegli leta 2000, ko so prvo trojico sestavljali Martin Derganc, Leto 2014: Ekipa je dosegla 11 UCI zmag. Matej Mugerli je po dolgih letih Adrii Mobil priboril naslov Vladimir Miholjević in Boris Premužič. državnega prvaka v cestni vožnji. Ekipa je tretjič zapored nastopila na ekipnem svetovnem prvenstvu. Radoslav Rogina je ponovno zmagal na dirki 2.1 kategorije, tokrat je bil najboljši v Romuniji na dirki Jure Zrimšek je leta 2003 osvojil bronasto in srebrno medaljo na evropskem prvenstvu v kronometru Sibu cycling tour. in še istega leta postal evropski prvak v vožnji na točke na dirkališču.

1985 1990 1997

6 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 Leto 2015 je bilo za Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil eno najuspešnejših doslej; kontinentalna ekipa je Leto 2018 je zaznamovala jubilejna 25. dirka Po Sloveniji, ki je največji organizacijski zalogaj KK Adria osvojila skupno 29 zmag, dosegla 940 UCI točk ter osvojila kar tri etapne dirke: Tour d'Azerbaidjan, Mobil. Na dirki je nastopilo rekordno število ekip svetovne serije, zmagovalec pa je postal nekdanji Tour of Qinghai Lake ter ponovno premagala vso kolesarsko elito na 22. izvedbi dirke Po Sloveniji, kjer kolesar novomeškega kluba, Primož Roglič. Za organizacijo in izvedbo dirke je klub prejel prestižno je posamično zmago Primoža Rogliča dopolnila še skupna zmaga Adriine ekipe. Izpostaviti velja kar 20 nagrado SPORTO 2018.Tekmovalno sezono si bomo zapomnili tudi po trinajstih zmagah članske ekipe, zmag Marka Kumpa, ki je bil drugi kolesar na svetu po številu doseženih zmag v eni sezoni. Odlične ki so zmagali med drugim uvodno dirko GP Izola, Hrvaška –Slovenija. Uspešni so bili tudi mladinci in rezultate kontinentalne ekipe so vnovič dopolnile selekcije mladincev in dečkov ter dosežki kluba na dečki, ki so dosegli številne zmage doma in v tujini. Aljaž Omrzel je nastopil na olimpijskih igrah za organizacijskem področju. mlade. Sezono 2016 si bomo najbolje zapomnili po zmagi Davida Pera na prestižni dirki za kolesarje do 23 Leto 2019: Članska ekipa je dosegla dvanajst zmag na uradnih dirkah. Najbolj je blestel Marko Kump, let Ronde van Vlaanderen. Radoslav Rogina je bil peti na dirki Po Hrvaški, Jure Golčer je bil najboljši ki je bil najboljši na vseh štirih enodnevnih »klasikah« v Sloveniji, kar ni uspelo še nikomur. Prvič v na VN Izola in zelo dober peti na dirki Po Sloveniji. Zelo uspešni so bili dečki in mladinci, ki so zmagali zgodovini kluba je Adria Mobil zmagala v ekipnem pokalu Slovenije v prav vseh kategorijah. Po nekaj številne dirke doma in v tujini. letih premora so se na prenovljenem in pokritem velodromu ponovno pričeli treningi. Organizirano je bilo državno prvenstvo v vseh kategorijah. V letu 2017 je klub obeležil pomemben jubilej in sicer 45. obletnico ustanovitve in neprekinjenega delovanja novomeškega kolesarskega kluba, danes Kolesarskega kluba Adria Mobil. Pomlajena ekipa Uspešen začetek sezone 2020 je prekinila pandemija koronavirusa, ki je bila razglašena sredi meseca si je v tem letu predvsem nabirala izkušnje na različnih tekmovanjih, a s posamičnimi izvrstnimi marca. Tekmovanja so bila odpovedana, kolesarji so vadili individualno. Situacija se je normalizirala rezultati, kot je zmaga Dušana Rajovića na že deseti mednarodni izvedbi dirke Hrvaška – Slovenija, šele konec meseca junija. Kljub težki in nenavadni sezoni so kolesarji dosegli nekaj lepih uspehov. dokazuje, da je na pravi poti k uspehom. Klub je v tem letu dosegel tudi pomemben mednarodni Predvsem so izstopali mladinci in dečki, ki so zmagali na večini dirk in vsi osvojili slovenski pokal medijski preboj na organizacijskem področju, saj je tradicionalno, 24. kolesarsko dirko Po Sloveniji, med posamezniki in ekipami. Rezultat leta je dosegel Nino Polovič, ki je na mladinskem evropskem prvič v zgodovini prenašal Eurosport. Tako so v klubu ob podpori generalnega sponzorja Adria Mobil prvenstvu na velodromu dosegel 7. mesto v kriteriju. S tem rezultatom je postal športnik Novega mesta uspeli dirko Po Sloveniji in Slovenijo kot privlačno turistično destinacijo približati milijonom ljubiteljev za leto 2020. kolesarstva v Evropi in svetu.

2004 2006 2012

Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 7 Team history

Founding general assembly of the Team as we know today was held on 18th May 1972, where also the Jani Brajkovič shone fully in 2004 in Time Trial. He was second in the European championships in name Cycling team Novo mesto was given. The first coach was Jože Majes. Estonia and won a title of the World champion in Italy. The team was developing in competitions and organization of events. One of the milestones was the Adria Mobil has become main sponsor of Novo mesto cycling team in 2005. organization of Balkan championships in 1985 where our cyclist Sandi Papež became the winner. He was also the most successful Slovenian cyclist in that period, he won several national titles of Yugoslavia In 2006 season Tomaž Nose won the third Tour de Slovenie for Novo mesto cycling team. and won the race Tour de Yugoslavia. Adria Mobil also won the team classification. Nose doubled the victory in Tour de Slovenie in2007 . In 1990 Bogdan Fink as a junior achieved third place and first medal for Yugoslavia in the World cham- In 2010 Marko Kump achieved first victory for Novo mesto cycling team in races of first category pionships. outside Slovenia. He won a stage in Coppi e Bartali race in Italy. Same year he was the first Slovene to have won the Trofeo ZSŠDI race. In 1993 the team organized the first Tour de Slovenie, where Srečko Glivar and Gorazd Štangelj managed the second and third place. The 2012 season was one of the most successful in team history, Continental team Adria Mobil, was the first Slovenian team that classified on World Championship team time trial race held in the In 1996 a Velodrome was built in Češča vas, for the purpose of World junior cycling championships held th in Novo mesto. Netherlands. The team finished 27 among all the professional teams in the world. Marko Kump achieved superb result, he was ranked 4th in Europe Tour, which is the highest Slovenian classification In 1997 the professional team Krka - Telekom was established in Novo mesto. The following year Branko to this day. Filip won Tour de Slovenia. On the podium he was accompanied by Gorazd Štangelj and Pavel Šumanov. In 2013, Radoslav Rogina won the 20th anniversary Tour of Slovenia. At the World Championships The team achieved the same success in 2000 when the first three were Martin Derganc, Vladimir team race in Florence the Adria Mobil team achieved 20th place among the best teams in the world. Miholjević and Boris Premužič. This is the best result ever achieved by any Slovenian cycling team up to now. In 2003 Jure Zrimšek won a bronze medal at the European championship in time trial and he also In 2014 Adria Mobil Cycling Team won 11 UCI races. After several years Matej Mugerli brings home became the European champion in point race in Velodrome. the Road National Championship Title. For third consecutive year the team also qualified forTeam

2013 2014 2015

8 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 World Championship. Radoslav Rogina won another 2.1 category race, this time in Romania where of Slovenia and the country as an attractive tourist destination to millions of cycling fans in Europe the Sibu Cycling Tour was held. and the world. 2015 was yet another victorious year for the Adria Mobil Cycling Team - the elite team has won 29 The year 2018 was marked by the 25th Tour of Slovenia, which is the biggest organizational feat of the races, achieved 940 UCI points and won three international stage races: Tour d'Azerbaidjan, Tour of Adria Mobil Cycling Team. A record number of World Tour teams took part in the race, and the winner Qinghai Lake and last but not least they won the 22nd Tour of Slovenia, where Primož Roglič was the was the former rider of the Novo mesto club, Primož Roglič. For the organization and implementation of overall winner and the team finished first among all participating teams. Marko Kump achieved 20 the race, the club received the prestigious SPORTO Award 2018. The last season will also be remem- wins and was the world's 2nd cyclists according to achieved wins in one season. Excellent results of bered by the thirteen victories of the senior team, who won the first race, GP Izola, Croatia-Slovenia. the continental team were once again supplemented by youth and boys, training in the team, and the Juniors and boys were also successful with numerous victories at home and abroad. Aljaž Omrzel took achievements on the organizational level. part in the Youth Olympic Games. The 2016 season will be best remembered by David Per winning the prestigious race for riders under In 2019 the professional team achieved twelve wins in official races. The person who excelled the most 23, Ronde van Vlaanderen. Radoslav Rogina was fifth in the Tour of Croatia, while Jure Golčer won was Marko Kump, who won all four one-day “classic” events in Slovenia – the first one to do so. For the Grand Prix Izola and came in fifth in the Tour of Slovenia. Boys and juniors were also very suc- the first time in its history, the Adria Mobil Cycling Club managed to win the Slovenian Team Cup in all cessful winning many races at home and abroad. the categories. After several years of inactivity, training could begin again at the renovated and covered velodrome. A national championship in all categories was organized. In 2017, the club celebrated an important jubilee, the 45th anniversary of the establishment and continuous operation of the Novo mesto cycling club, now known as the Adria Mobil Cycling Team. In The successful start of the 2020 season was interrupted by a COVID-19 pandemic, which was de- 2017, the rejuvenated team mostly gained new experience in various competitions, yet with excellent clared in mid-March. Competitions were canceled and due to restrictions cyclists trained individually. individual results, such as the victory of Dušan Rajović in the tenth international Croatia-Slovenia The situation did not return to normal until the end of June. Despite the difficult and unusual season, race. Thus the team has proved that they are on the right track to success. Last year, the club also the riders achieved some nice successes. The juniors and boys’ categories stood out in particular, achieved an important international media breakthrough in the organizational field, as the traditional, winning most of the races and above all - winning the Slovenian Cup among individuals and teams. 24th Tour of Slovenia was broadcast by Eurosport for the first time in the history of the Tour. There- The result of the year was achieved by Nino Polovič, who took 7th place in the criteria at the European fore, with the support of the general sponsor Adria Mobil, the club managed to showcase the Tour Junior Velodrome Championships. With this result, he became the athlete of Novo mesto for 2020.

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Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Adria Mobil Cycling Team 2021 9 Kolesarski klub Adria Mobil 2021 Aljaž Colnar David Per

Rojen / Born: 16.2.2002 Rojen / Born: 13. 2. 1995 Kraj bivanja / Residence: Šentjernej Kraj bivanja / Residence: Šentjernej Višina / Height: 183 cm Višina / Height: 191 cm Teža / Weight: 63 kg Teža / Weight: 78 kg Kolesari od leta / Riding since: 2011 Kolesari od leta / Riding since: 2007 Nadimek / Nickname: Fuji Prejšnji klubi / Previous teams: Adria Mobil, Specialnost / Specialty: vsestranski / allrounder Bahrain Merida Nadimek / Nickname: Per Specialnost / Specialty: kronometer, enodnevne dirke / time trial, one-day events