Jure Robic
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Jure Robič was a Slovenia
n cyclist and a soldier in the Slovenian Army. He died on in a traffic accident when he was hit by a car on a forest road in Plavški Rovt
near Jesenice
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Robič won the Race Across America
(RAAM) 5 times (a record in the men's solo category): in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010. He was in second place at the final time station in 2009 when he dropped out to protest time penalties he had received. Robič swore never to enter RAAM again, but changed his mind and came back and won again in 2010.
On , Robič broke the world 24-hour road record by cycling 834.77 km (518.7 mi). In 2005 he won Le Tour Direct, (7d 19h 40m) a 4023 km (2,499.8 mi) race on a course derived from classic Tour de France
routes. Jure won the DOS-Ras Race Across Slovenia four times, the Tour Direct twice and the Tortour in 2010
Robič was renowned for pushing himself to extreme mental breakdown during endurance races. He was laboratory tested, and his abilities to produce power and to transport oxygen were found to be parallel to those of other top ultra-endurance athletes worldwide. During the 2004 Race Across America, it was reported that he had only eight hours of sleep during his eight-day, 2958.5 miles (4,761.2 km) ride across the United States
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From 1988 to 1994 Jure was part of the Slovenian Cycling National Team and he was also a National road champion. In his career he won more than 100 races and has been on the podium at least 150 times. He was also a winner of Maraton Franja, Juriš na Vršič..
In addition to sporting achievements Jure Robic is the recipient of the Sportsman of the Year awards for special achievements, Slovenian year for special achievements and awards for fair play and tolerance in sport.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n cyclist and a soldier in the Slovenian Army. He died on in a traffic accident when he was hit by a car on a forest road in Plavški Rovt
Plavški Rovt
Plavški Rovt is a settlement in the municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...
near Jesenice
Jesenice
Jesenice is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, on the Slovene side of the Karavanke mountain range, bordering Austria to the north. It is known as the home of Slovenia's largest steel company, Acroni, and the hockey club it sponsors, Acroni Jesenice. The town name derives from the ash tree ,...
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Robič won the Race Across America
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
(RAAM) 5 times (a record in the men's solo category): in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010. He was in second place at the final time station in 2009 when he dropped out to protest time penalties he had received. Robič swore never to enter RAAM again, but changed his mind and came back and won again in 2010.
On , Robič broke the world 24-hour road record by cycling 834.77 km (518.7 mi). In 2005 he won Le Tour Direct, (7d 19h 40m) a 4023 km (2,499.8 mi) race on a course derived from classic Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
routes. Jure won the DOS-Ras Race Across Slovenia four times, the Tour Direct twice and the Tortour in 2010
Robič was renowned for pushing himself to extreme mental breakdown during endurance races. He was laboratory tested, and his abilities to produce power and to transport oxygen were found to be parallel to those of other top ultra-endurance athletes worldwide. During the 2004 Race Across America, it was reported that he had only eight hours of sleep during his eight-day, 2958.5 miles (4,761.2 km) ride across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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From 1988 to 1994 Jure was part of the Slovenian Cycling National Team and he was also a National road champion. In his career he won more than 100 races and has been on the podium at least 150 times. He was also a winner of Maraton Franja, Juriš na Vršič..
In addition to sporting achievements Jure Robic is the recipient of the Sportsman of the Year awards for special achievements, Slovenian year for special achievements and awards for fair play and tolerance in sport.
External links
- Official website
- "Bicycle Dreams" Award Winning Documentary Film starring Jure Robic
- "Race Across America" NBC-TV Film detailing Jure Robic's First RAAM victory
- NY Times article
- Bikeradar.com article
- MSNBC article
- Radiolab episode featuring Robič
- http://www.ultracycling.com/results/letourdirect2005.html