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František Raboň (born 26 September 1983) is a Czech mountain biker for the Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team.[1] He was formerly a road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeams HTC–Highroad, and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.[2]
 Raboň in his National Time Trial champion colours | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | František Raboň |
| Born | 26 September 1983 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team |
| Discipline | MTB Road (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance (MTB) Time-Trialist (road) |
| Amateur team | |
| 2002–2005 | PSK–Remerx |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2011 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2012–2013 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2014– | Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team |
| Major wins | |
Tour de Romandie
Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (2010) | |
Born in Prague, Raboň turned professional in 2006 with German outfit T-Mobile Team, after having been European road champion the previous season and 3 times Czech Under 23 time trial and one time road race champion.
For the 2014 season, Raboň moved into mountain biking with the Specialized Racing Factory Mountain Bike Team.[1]
Palmares
edit- 2003
- 1st Stage 5 Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 2004
- 1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Slovaquie
- 6th GP Palma
- 7th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 2005
- 1st European Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 1st Memorial Andrzeja Trochnowskiego
- 1st Stage 4a (ITT) Tour de Slovaquie
- 2nd GP Kooperativa
- 3rd Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 3rd Porec Trophy
- 4th Overall Paths of King Nikola
- 1st Stage 3
- 4th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 5th GP Palma
- 8th Overall Tour of Małopolska
- 1st Stage 1
- 2006
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 2008
- 1st
National Time Trial Championships - 1st Stage 5 Tour of Ireland
- 3rd Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha
- 6th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 8th Hel van het Mergelland
- 2009
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- Tour de Romandie
- 1st Prologue (ITT) & Stage 3 (TTT)
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
- 2nd Overall Critérium International
- 2010
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2b (TTT) Tour de l'Ain
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 2013
- 4th Tour Bohemia
- 9th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
References
edit- ^ a b "WorldTour road racer Rabon switches to mountain bike racing". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Rabon signs for Omega Pharma-Quick Step". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
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