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THIS WEEK IN PRO CYCLING
Janez Brajkovic
Key Stats
Team: Astana
Nationality: Slovenian
Born: December 18, 1983
Hometown: Metlika, Slovenia
Turned Pro: 2005
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2007
1st overall, Tour de Georgia
2006
Vuelta a España leader’s jersey (stage 8 and 9)
2005
3rd, European under-23 time trial championship
2004
1st, world under-23 time trial championship
2nd, European under-23 time trial championship
Biography
Discovery Channel picked up Brajkovic midway through the 2005 season, and he did not disappoint. At that year’s world championships, the lithe rider finished 11th (and two places in front of Paolo Bettini).