Borut Božič
Božič at the 2012 Tour Down Under
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Borut Božič |
| Nickname | Borjo |
| Born |
8 August 1980 Idrija, Yugoslavia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bahrain–Merida |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2006 | Perutnina Ptuj |
| 2007 | Team LPR |
| 2008 | Cycle Collstrop |
| 2009–2011 | Vacansoleil |
| 2012–2015 | Astana |
| 2016 | Cofidis |
| 2017– | Bahrain–Merida |
| Major wins | |
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Borut Božič (born 8 August 1980) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist. Considered a sprinter in the mold of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne (plus two days in the leader's jersey), winning the sixth stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España, and 1st in stage five of the 2011 Tour de Suisse. Božič turned professional in 2004 and currently rides for Astana.
Born in Idrija, Božič got his start in cycling at age 10, despite growing up in a family with no connection to the sport. Though his friends cycled, his dad was a football player – so he looked to his compatriot Valter Bonca for inspiration. Božič is married to Klemintina, with whom he has a son, Sas. The family resides in Idrija, Slovenia. During the first three years of his career, Božič also trained for skiing, though by age 24 he realized he could make a living as a professional cyclist.
Božič turned professional in 2004 with Perutnina Ptuj. He moved to the Italian Team LPR in 2007, but left for Belgian squad Cycle Collstrop in 2008. Božič's most successful season to date was 2009, his first with Vacansoleil, which he finished by taking third-place in the Paris–Tours classic behind winner Philippe Gilbert and runner-up Tom Boonen. Božič escaped with the two Belgians with 7 km to go, at the base of the Côte de l'Epan after an attack from Gilbert's teammate Greg Van Avermaet. Having led the trio into the final 300m on the Avenue du Grammont, Božič attempted to contest the sprint, but he was gapped by Gilbert with 150m to the line, and cut short his effort.
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