Katusha - Pro Team

Simon Spilak

Simon Spilak is the winner and prize-winner in professional international races; He joined Katusha in 2012. He is a specialist in stage races. Last year was a true breakthrough for Simon. He had three victories: he became vice-champion of Tour de Romandie by winning the queen's stage, won in Grand Prix Miguel Indurain and in Eschborn-Frankfurt.

Date of birth

23.06.1986

Born in

Tisina (Slovenia)

Professional since

2008

Rider type

climber, GC rider

Height

176 cm

Weight

68 kg

WT Race, 2014-06-08 – 2014-06-15

Critérium du Dauphiné

Lyon - Courchevel, 1176,0 km, 8 stages

General
1. Andrew Talansky (USA)	Garmin-Sharp	31:08.08
2. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.27
3. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL)	Lotto-Belisol	+0.35
16. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+7.02

Stage 1, 2014-06-08

Lyon - Lyon 10,4 km
1. Christopher Froome (GBR)	Sky	13.13
2. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.08
3. Bob Jungels (LUX)	Trek Factory	+0.09
29. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	+0.22

Stage 2, 2014-06-09

Tarare - Pays d'Olliergues-Col du Beal 158,5 km
1. Christopher Froome (GBR)	Sky	4:24.41
2. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.00
3. Wilko Kelderman (NED)	Belkin	+0.04
22. Daniel Moreno (SPA)	Team Katusha	+1.51

Stage 3, 2014-06-10

Ambert - Le Teil 194,0 km
1. Nikias Arndt (GER)	Giant-Shimano	5:30.03
2. Kris Boeckmans (BEL)	Lotto-Belisol	+0.00
3. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA)	Giant-Shimano	+0.00
7. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.00

Stage 4, 2014-06-11

Montelimar - Gap 169,5 km
1. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	3:59.22
2. Gustav Larsson (SWE)	IAM Cycling	+0.23
3. Pim Ligthart (NED)	Lotto-Belisol	+0.25

Stage 5, 2014-06-12

Sisteron - La Mure 189,5 km
1. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	4:51.24
2. Wilko Kelderman (NED)	Belkin	+0.14
3. Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica-GreenEdge	+0.14
6. Daniel Moreno (SPA)	Team Katusha	+0.17

Stage 6, 2014-06-13

Grenoble - Poisy 178,5 km
1. Jan Bakelants (BEL)	OPQS	4:07.20
2. Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Astana	+0.00
3. Zdenek Stybar (CZE)	OPQS	+0.24
39. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+3.55

Stage 7, 2014-06-14

Ville-la-Grand - Finaut-Emosson 161,5 km
1. Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Astana	4:32.51
2. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.07
3. Egor Silin (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.16

Stage 8, 2014-06-15

Megeve - Courchevel 130,5 km
1. Mikel Nieve (SPA)	Sky	3:20.29
2. Romain Bardet (FRA)	AG2R-La Mondiale	+0.03
3. Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica-GreenEdge	+0.05
13. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Team Katusha	+1.44

WT Race, 2014-04-29 – 2014-05-04

Tour de Romandie

Ascona - Neuchâtel, 747,7 km, 6 stages

General
1. Christopher Froome (GBR)	Sky	16:18.46
2. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	+0.28
3. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+1.32

Prologue, 2014-04-29

Ascona - Ascona 5,57 km
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	6.22
2. Rohan Dennis (AUS)	Garmin-Sharp	+0.04
3. Marcel Kittel (GER)	Giant-Shimano	+0.04
22. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	+0.13

Stage 1, 2014-04-30

Brigerbad - Sion 88,6 km
1. Michael Albasini (SWI)	Orica-GreenEdge	2:11.11
2. Jesus Herrada (SPA)	Movistar	+0.00
3. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)	Garmin-Sharp	+0.00
13. Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.00

Stage 2, 2014-05-01

Sion - Montreux 166,5 km
1. Michael Albasini (SWI)	Orica-GreenEdge	4:12.22
2. Tony Hurel (FRA)	Europcar	+0.00
3. Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Trek Factory	+0.00
4. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.00

Stage 3, 2014-05-02

Le Bouveret - Aigle 180,2 km
1. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	5:09.23
2. Christopher Froome (GBR)	Sky	+0.00
3. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.57

Stage 4, 2014-05-03

Fribourg - Fribourg 174,0 km
1. Michael Albasini (SWI)	Orica-GreenEdge	4:14.21
2. Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	Europcar	+0.00
3. Jan Bakelants (BEL)	OPQS	+0.00
17. Egor Silin (RUS)	Team Katusha	+0.09

Stage 5, 2014-05-04

Neuchatel - Neuchatel 18,5 km
1. Christopher Froome (GBR)	Sky	24.50
2. Tony Martin (GER)	OPQS	+0.01
3. Jesse Sergent (NZL)	Trek Factory	+0.08
7. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Team Katusha	+0.29

WT Race, 2014-04-07 – 2014-04-12

Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco

Ordizia - Markina-Xemein, 840,8 km, 6 stages

General
1. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	21:09.11
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.49
3. Jean-Christophe Peraud (FRA)	AG2R	+1.04
4. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+1.07

Stage 1, 2014-04-07

Ordizia - Ordizia 153,4 km
1. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	4:05.07
2. Alejandro Valverde (SPA)	Movistar	+0.14
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.34
4. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.36

Stage 2, 2014-04-08

Ordizia - Urdax-Urdazubi 155,8 km
1. Tony Martin (GER)	OPQS	3:46.17
2. Ben Swift (GBR)	Sky	+0.30
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.30
12. Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.30

Stage 3, 2014-04-09

Urdax - Vitoria 194,7 km
1. Michael Matthews (AUS)	Orica-GreenEdge	5:02.09
2. Kevin Reza (FRA)	Europcar	+0.00
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.00
36. Pavel Brutt (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 4, 2014-04-10

Vitoria - Eibar 151,0 km
1. Wout Poels (NED)	OPQS	3:39.29
2. Alejandro Valverde (SPA)	Movistar	+0.01
3. Samuel Sanchez (SPA)	BMC	+0.01
6. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.03

Stage 5, 2014-04-11

Eibar - Markina-Xemein 160,2 km
1. Ben Swift (GBR)	Sky	3:56.56
2. Alejandro Valverde (SPA)	Movistar	+0.00
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.00
14. Iurii Trofimov (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 6, 2014-04-12

Markina-Xemein - Markina-Xemein 25,9 km
1. Tony Martin (GER)	OPQS	38.33
2. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.07
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.15
4. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.16

WT Race, 2014-03-09 – 2014-03-16

Paris - Nice

Mantes-la-Jolie - Nice, 1447,0 km, 8 stages

General
1. Carlos Betancur (COL)	AG2R	35:11.45
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.14
3. Arthur Vichot (FRA)	FDJ	+0.20
8. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.36

Stage 1, 2014-03-09

Mantes-La-Jolie - Mantes-La-Jolie 162,5 km
1. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	3:53.11
2. John Degenkolb (GER)	Giant	+0.00
3. Gianni Meersman (BEL)	OPQS	+0.00
19. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 2, 2014-03-10

Rambouillet - Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 205,0 km
1. Moreno Hofland (NED)	Belkin	4:53.46
2. John Degenkolb (GER)	Giant	+0.00
3. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	+0.00
4. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 3, 2014-03-11

Toucy - Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 180,0 km
1. John Degenkolb (GER)	Giant	4:27.26
2. Matthew Goss (AUS)	Orica	+0.00
3. Jose Rojas (SPA)	Movistar	+0.00
6. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 4, 2014-03-12

Nevers - Belleville 201,5 km
1. Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Garmin	5:00.09
2. Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Sky	+0.00
3. Wilko Kelderman (NED)	Belkin	+0.05
25. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.05

Stage 5, 2014-03-13

Crèche-sur-Saône - Rive-de-Gier 152,5 km
1. Carlos Betancur (COL)	AG2R	3:38.15
2. Bob Jungels (LUX)	Trek	+0.00
3. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	Astana	+0.00
11. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.02

Stage 6, 2014-03-14

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon – Fayence 221,5 km
1. Carlos Betancur (COL)	AG2R	5:12.11
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.00
3. Zdenek Stybar (CZE)	OPQS	+0.03
17. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.11

Stage 7, 2014-03-15

Mougins - Biot Sophia Antipolis 195,5 km
1. Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)	Garmin	5:00.05
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.00
3. Carlos Betancur (COL)	AG2R	+0.00
19. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 8, 2014-03-16

Nice - Nice 128,0 km
1. Arthur Vichot (FRA)	FDJ	3:06.56
2. Jose Rojas (SPA)	Movistar	+0.00
3. Cyril Gautier (FRA)	Europcar	+0.00
18. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.00

2.1 Race, 2014-02-19 – 2014-02-23

Volta ao Algarve

Faro - Vilamoura, 689,9 km, 5 stages

General
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	16:29.57
2. Alberto Contador (RUS)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.19
3. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.32
9. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+1.41

Stage 1, 2014-02-19

Faro - Albufeira 160,0 km
1. Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Lampre	3:51.46
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.00
3. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)	OPQS	+0.00
9. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 2, 2014-02-20

Lagoa - Monchique 196,0 km
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	4:57.57
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.06
3. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	+0.06
6. Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.17

Stage 3, 2014-02-21

Vila do Bispo - Sagres 13,6 km
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	14.03
2. Adriano Malori (ITA)	Movistar	+0.11
3. Tony Martin (GER)	OPQS	+0.13
14. Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.36

Stage 4, 2014-02-22

Almodôvar - Alto do Malhão 164,5 km
1. Alberto Contador (SPA)	Tinkoff-Saxo	4:02.08
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Lampre	+0.03
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)	OPQS	+0.10
13. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.21

Stage 5, 2014-02-23

Tavira - Vilamoura 155,8 km
1. Mark Cavendish (GBR)	OPQS	3:24.10
2. Arnaud Demare (FRA)	FDJ	+0.00
3. Bryan Coquard (FRA)	Europcar	+0.00
6. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

2.1 Race, 2013-08-27 – 2013-08-30

Tour du Poitou Charentes

Saint Maixent l'Ecole - Poitiers, 705,7 km, 5 stages

Stage 1, 2013-08-27

Saint-Maixent-l’Ecole - Saintes 198,0 km
1. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	4:49.49
2. Benjamin Giraud (FRA)	La Pomme	+0.00
3. Maxime Daniel (FRA)	Sojasun	+0.00
12. Eduard Vorganov (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 2, 2013-08-28

Saintes - Angouleme 182,0 km
1. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	4:06.54
2. Armindo Fonseca (FRA)	Bretagne	+0.00
3. Maxime Vantomme (BEL)	Crelan	+0.00
14. Pavel Brutt (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 3, 2013-08-29

Charroux - Civray 109,4 km
1. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	FDJ	2:33.41
2. Matteo Pelucchi (ITA)	IAM	+0.00
3. Davide Appollonio (ITA)	AG2R	+0.00
21. Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 4, 2013-08-29

Charroux - Civray 22,8 km
1. Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	Europcar	27.37
2. Mikhail Ignatyev (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.23
3. Gustav Larsson (SWE)	IAM	+0.26
8. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.36

Stage 5, 2013-08-30

Ruelle Sur Touvre - Poitiers 193,6 km
1. Jesus Herrada (SPA)	Movistar	4:21.17
2. Arthur Vichot (FRA)	FDJ	+0.00
3. Eduard Vorganov (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00
7. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA)	Katusha Team	+1.18

WT Race, 2013-06-08 – 2013-06-16

Tour de Suisse

Quinto - Flumserberg, 1267,7 km, 9 stages

Stage 1, 2013-06-08

Quinto - Quinto 8,1 km
1. Cameron Meyer (AUS)	Orica	9.40
2. Niki Terpstra (NED)	Omega Ph	+0.10
3. Heinrich Haussler (AUS)	IAM	+0.14
23. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.28

Stage 2, 2013-06-09

Quinto - Crans-Montana 119,5 km
1. Bauke Mollema (NED)	Blanco	2:43.00
2. Mathias Frank (SWI)	BMC	+0.11
3. Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	FDJ	+0.11
16. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.27

Stage 3, 2013-06-10

Montreux - Meiringen 203,3 km
1. Peter Sagan (SVK)	Cannondale	4:46.27
2. Rui Costa (POR)	Movistar	+0.00
3. Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Saxo Tinkoff	+0.00
12. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.46

Stage 4, 2013-06-11

Innertkirchen - Buochs 161,0 km
1. Arnaud Demare (FRA)	FDJ	4:08.23
2. Matthew Goss (AUS)	Orica	+0.00
3. Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin	+0.00
5. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 5, 2013-06-12

Buochs - Leuggern 176,4 km
1. Alexander Kristoff (NOR)	Katusha Team	4:08.29
2. Peter Sagan (SVK)	Cannondale	+0.00
3. Arnaud Demare (FRA)	FDJ	+0.00
6. Daniel Moreno (SPA)	Katusha Team	+0.12

Stage 6, 2013-06-13

Leuggern - Meilen 186,1 km
1. Grégory Rast (SWI)	Radioshak	4:23.53
2. Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Sky	+0.25
3. Alexander Kolobnev (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.25
12. Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.46

Stage 7, 2013-06-14

Meilen - La Punt 206,0 km
1. Rui Costa (POR)	Movistar	5:11.08
2. Bauke Mollema (NED)	Blanco	+0.00
3. Tejay van Garderen (USA)	BMC	+0.00
8. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.22

Stage 8, 2013-06-15

Zernez - Bad Ragaz 180,5 km
1. Peter Sagan (SVK)	Cannondale	4:33.26
2. Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Saxo-Tinkoff	+0.00
3. Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC	+0.00
26. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 9, 2013-06-16

Bad Ragaz - Flumserberg 26,8 km
1. Rui Costa (POR)	Movistar	51.56
2. Tanel Kangert (EST)	Astana	+0.21
3. Bauke Mollema (NED)	Blanco	+0.29
8. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+1.05

2. HC Race, 2013-05-22 – 2013-05-26

Tour of Belgium

Lockristi - Banneux, 730,1 km, 5 stages

Stage 1, 2013-05-22

Lochristi - Knokke-Heist 194,2 km
1. André Greipel (GER)	Lotto	4:34.53
2. Tom Boonen (BEL)	Omega Ph	+0.00
3. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)	Argos	+0.00
15. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 2, 2013-05-23

Knokke-Heist - Ninove 181,1 km
1. Andre Greipel (GER)	Lotto	4:11.29
2. Danny van Poppel (NED)	Vacansoleil	+0.00
3. Tom Boonen (BEL)	Omega Ph	+0.00
4. Alexander Porsev (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.00

Stage 3, 2013-05-24

Beveren - Beveren 15,0 km
1. Tony Martin (GER)	Omega Ph	17.42
2. Tom Dumolin (NED)	Argos	+0.40
3. Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Rusvelo	+0.43
13. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	+1.09

Stage 4, 2013-05-25

Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure - Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure 164,3 km
1. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ)	Astana	3:41.38
2. André Greipel (GER)	Lotto	+0.02
3. Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC	+0.02
13. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Katusha Team	+0.02

Stage 5, 2013-05-26

Banneux - Banneux 175,6 km
1. Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA)	Blanco	4:42.18
2. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Astana	+0.27
3. Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC	+0.27
14. Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)	Katusha Team	+1.50

1.1 Race, 2013-03-30 – 2013-03-30

Gran Premio Miguel Indurain

Estella - Basílica del Puy, 179,3 km, 1 stage

Gran Premio Miguel Indurain, 2013-03-30

Estella - Basílica del Puy 179,3 km
1. Simon Spilak (SLO)	Katusha Team	4:50.46
2. Igor Anton (SPA)	Euskaltel	+1.32
3. Peter Stetina (USA)	Garmin	+1.34
5. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA)	Katusha Team	+1.49

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Most memorable victory?

4th stage of Tour de Romandie 2013

Your favorite race?

Tour de Romandie

If you weren’t a professional cyclist what would you do/be?

I think I could work with automobiles

What are your main goals for the next season?

To overcome the results of the last season

What is your favorite sport besides cycling?

Rugby

Can you dance or sing?

Not, I am not good in these things

Name of the last book you read or movie you watched or you were impressed of?

Book of Barbara Demick “Nothing to Envy”, about movie – a Jim Jarmush film “Night on Earth”

What are your favorite food and the food you hate?

I really like pizza!

Cats or dogs?

Definitely, dogs

Late night or early morning?

Early morning

Favorite sound?

Music rock

Summer or winter?

Winter

Movie theater or DVD at home?

I have a good cinema system at home

2009

1st place, 3rd stage Tour of Slovenia

2010

1st place, 4th stage and GC Tour de Romandie

2nd place, 3rd stage Presidential Tour of Turkey

2011

3rd place, 2nd stage Tour of Slovenia

6th place, 1st stage Giro d’Italia

2012

4th place, GC Paris – Nice

8th place, GC Tour de Romandie

8th place, GC Tour of Belgium

10th place, GC Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco

2013

1st place, Gran Premio Miguel Indurain

1st place, Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt

1st place, 4th stage Tour de Romandie

2nd place, GC Tour de Romandie

2nd place, prologue and 3rd stage Vuelta a Andalucia

4th place, GC Vuelta a Andalucia

4th place, GC Vuelta Ciclista al Pa_s Vasco

6th place, GC Paris–Nice

9th place, GC Tour de Suisse

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