# Grega Bole
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{{short description|Slovenian road bicycle racer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Grega Bole
| image = Leuven - Brabantse Pijl, 15 april 2015, vertrek (B129).JPG
| caption = Grega Bole at the [2015 Brabantse Pijl](/source/2015_Brabantse_Pijl).
| fullname = Grega Bole
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|13}}
| birth_place = {{ubl|class=nowrap|[Jesenice](/source/Jesenice), [SR Slovenia](/source/Socialist_Republic_of_Slovenia), [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia)|(now [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia))}}
| height = {{height|m=1.77}}
| weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2005–2007
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|SAK|2005}}
| amateuryears2 = 2021–
| amateurteam2 = Shabab Al Ahli Cycling Team
| proyears1 = 2008
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ADR|2008}}
| proyears2 = 2009
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|AMI|2009}}
| proyears3 = 2010–2012
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2010}}
| proyears4 = 2013
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|VCD|2013}}
| proyears5 = 2014
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|PPO|2014}}
| proyears6 = 2015
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|CCC|2015}}
| proyears7 = 2016
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|PPO|2016}}
| proyears8 = 2017–2020
| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|BMT|2017}}[{{cite web|url=https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/p/team/bahrain-merida-pro-cycling-team-119.html|title=Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team|work=[Merida Bikes](/source/Merida_Bikes)|publisher=Merida Industry Co., Ltd.|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101111509/https://www.merida-bikes.com/en/p/team/bahrain-merida-pro-cycling-team-119.html|archive-date=1 January 2019}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-bahrain-mclaren/|title=2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|date=26 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}]
| majorwins = '''[One-day races and Classics](/source/Classic_cycle_races)'''
:{{nowrap|[National Road Race Championships](/source/National_road_cycling_championships) ([2011](/source/2011_national_road_cycling_championships))}}
:[GP Ouest–France](/source/Bretagne_Classic) ([2011](/source/2011_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France))
}}
'''Grega Bole''' (born 13 August 1985 in [Jesenice](/source/Jesenice), [Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia)) is a [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia)n professional [road bicycle racer](/source/road_bicycle_racer), who most recently rode for [UCI WorldTeam](/source/UCI_WorldTeam) {{UCI team code|TBM|2020}}.[{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Gauthier|url=https://www.cyclismactu.net/news-route-bahrain-mclaren-ne-garde-pas-luka-pibernik-et-grega-bole-97129.html|title=Route - Bahrain-McLaren ne garde pas Luka Pibernik et Grega Bole|language=fr|trans-title=Road - Bahrain-McLaren does not keep Luka Pibernik and Grega Bole|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar Agency|date=11 December 2020|access-date=3 January 2021}}] His biggest victory is the [2011 GP Ouest–France](/source/2011_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France), where he launched a solo attack with {{convert|2|km}} to go. He held on as the field was closing in rapidly, with only [Simon Gerrans](/source/Simon_Gerrans) who was second on the day being awarded the same time as Bole.[{{cite news|url=http://www.velowire.com/article/507/en/grega-bole-wins-the-grand-prix-de-plouay-2011.html|title=Grega Bole wins the Grand Prix de Plouay 2011|work=Velowire|date=28 August 2011|access-date=28 November 2012}}] In 2015, Bole was the victor of the first stage of the inaugural [Tour of Croatia](/source/2015_Tour_of_Croatia) after negotiating a series of bends where two crashes occurred.[{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour-de-croatie-g-bole-s-impose-devant-m-paterski-48995.html|title=Grega Bole s'impose devant Paterski|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar-Agency|date=22 April 2015|access-date=22 April 2015|language=fr}}]
==Major results==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
;2003
: 1st Overall Tour of Croatia Juniors
::1st Stages 2 & 3
: 7th Road race, [UCI Junior Road World Championships](/source/2003_UCI_Road_World_Championships)
;2005
: 2nd [Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza](/source/Trofeo_Banca_Popolare_di_Vicenza)
: 10th Overall [Okolo Slovenska](/source/Okolo_Slovenska)
;2006
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::1st 20px [Road race](/source/Slovenian_National_Road_Race_Championships)
::3rd [Time trial](/source/Slovenian_National_Time_Trial_Championships)
: 5th Overall [Istrian Spring Trophy](/source/Istrian_Spring_Trophy)
: 5th Overall [Giro delle Regioni](/source/Giro_delle_Regioni)
: 5th [GP Kranj](/source/GP_Kranj)
: 8th [Gran Premio della Liberazione](/source/Gran_Premio_della_Liberazione)
: 9th Overall [The Paths of King Nikola](/source/The_Paths_of_King_Nikola)
::1st Stage 1
: 9th Overall [Okolo Slovenska](/source/Okolo_Slovenska)
::1st Stage 2
;2007
: 1st [Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs](/source/Li%C3%A8ge%E2%80%93Bastogne%E2%80%93Li%C3%A8ge_U23)
: [Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia](/source/Giro_del_Friuli-Venezia_Giulia)
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 1
: [Giro delle Regioni](/source/Giro_delle_Regioni)
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 2nd Overall [Istrian Spring Trophy](/source/Istrian_Spring_Trophy)
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd [Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza](/source/Trofeo_Banca_Popolare_di_Vicenza)
: 2nd [Poreč Trophy](/source/Pore%C4%8D_Trophy)
: 10th Time trial, [UEC European Under-23 Road Championships](/source/2007_European_Road_Championships)
;2008 (1 pro win)
: 1st [GP Kranj](/source/GP_Kranj)
: 2nd Overall [Giro della Provincia di Grosseto](/source/Giro_della_Provincia_di_Grosseto)
: 7th Overall [Tour of Slovenia](/source/Tour_of_Slovenia)
: 7th [Giro d'Oro](/source/Giro_d'Oro)
;2009 (3)
: 1st [Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie](/source/Gran_Premio_Nobili_Rubinetterie)
: 1st Stage 3a [Vuelta a Asturias](/source/2009_Vuelta_a_Asturias)
: 2nd Overall [Tour of Hainan](/source/Tour_of_Hainan)
::1st Stage 7
: 2nd [Giro del Friuli](/source/Giro_del_Friuli)
: 3rd [Ronde van Drenthe](/source/Ronde_van_Drenthe)
: 3rd [Prague–Karlovy Vary–Prague](/source/Prague%E2%80%93Karlovy_Vary%E2%80%93Prague)
: 5th [GP Kranj](/source/GP_Kranj)
: 6th Overall [Giro di Sardegna](/source/Giro_di_Sardegna)
: 8th Overall [Giro della Provincia di Grosseto](/source/Giro_della_Provincia_di_Grosseto)
: 9th [Vuelta a La Rioja](/source/Vuelta_a_La_Rioja)
;2010 (3)
: 1st Stage 1 [Critérium du Dauphiné](/source/2010_Crit%C3%A9rium_du_Dauphin%C3%A9)
: 2nd Overall [Tour de Pologne](/source/2010_Tour_de_Pologne)
: 9th Overall [Tour of Slovenia](/source/Tour_of_Slovenia)
::1st Stages 1 & 2
;2011 (2)
: 1st 20px [Road race](/source/Slovenian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships
: 1st [GP Ouest–France](/source/2011_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France)
: 6th [Giro del Friuli](/source/Giro_del_Friuli)
: 9th [Vattenfall Cyclassics](/source/2011_Vattenfall_Cyclassics)
;2013 (1)
: 1st Stage 2 [Tour de l'Ain](/source/Tour_de_l'Ain)
: 3rd [Roma Maxima](/source/2013_Roma_Maxima)
;2014 (4)
: [Tour of Qinghai Lake](/source/2014_Tour_of_Qinghai_Lake)
::1st Stages 6 & 10{{efn|Bole was promoted one position retroactively, after [Ilya Davidenok](/source/Ilya_Davidenok)'s results were disqualified following his backdated two-year ban after testing positive for [anabolic steroid](/source/anabolic_steroid)s.}}
: [Tour de Korea](/source/Tour_de_Korea)
::1st 20px Sprints classification
::1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 1 [Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich](/source/Szlakiem_Grod%C3%B3w_Piastowskich)
: 2nd Overall [Circuit des Ardennes](/source/Circuit_des_Ardennes_(cycling))
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 3
: 2nd Overall [Tour of Japan](/source/Tour_of_Japan)
::1st 20px Points classification
: 2nd [Giro dell'Appennino](/source/Giro_dell'Appennino)
: 2nd [Coppa Ugo Agostoni](/source/Coppa_Ugo_Agostoni)
: 2nd [Memorial Marco Pantani](/source/Memorial_Marco_Pantani)
: 3rd [Japan Cup](/source/Japan_Cup_(cycling))
;2015 (1)
: 4th [GP Ouest–France](/source/2015_GP_Ouest%E2%80%93France)
: 5th [Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie](/source/2015_Gran_Premio_Nobili_Rubinetterie)
: 5th [Memorial Marco Pantani](/source/Memorial_Marco_Pantani)
: 7th Overall [Dubai Tour](/source/2015_Dubai_Tour)
: 7th [Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca)
: 8th [Clásica de Almería](/source/2015_Cl%C3%A1sica_de_Almer%C3%ADa)
: 10th Overall [Tour of Croatia](/source/2015_Tour_of_Croatia)
::1st Stage 1
;2016 (2)
: 1st 20px Overall [Tour de Korea](/source/Tour_de_Korea)
: 1st [Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi](/source/2016_Gran_Premio_della_Costa_Etruschi)
: 3rd [Trofeo Laigueglia](/source/2016_Trofeo_Laigueglia)
: 5th [Coppa Ugo Agostoni](/source/Coppa_Ugo_Agostoni)
;2017
: 2nd [Road race](/source/Slovenian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships
;2018 (2)
: 1st 20px Mountains classification, [Tour of Turkey](/source/2018_Presidential_Tour_of_Turkey)
: 5th Overall [Tour of Japan](/source/Tour_of_Japan)
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 7
: 6th [Eschborn–Frankfurt](/source/2018_Eschborn%E2%80%93Frankfurt)
;2019
: 10th [Eschborn–Frankfurt](/source/2019_Eschborn%E2%80%93Frankfurt)
;2022
: 1st 20px Overall [Tour of Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_International_Cycling_Tour)
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 3
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===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling))
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=A pink jersey [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia)
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2013_Giro_d'Italia)
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[61](/source/2015_Giro_d'Italia)
| style="text-align:center;"|[135](/source/2016_Giro_d'Italia)
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[110](/source/2019_Giro_d'Italia)
|—
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France)
| style="text-align:center;"|[125](/source/2010_Tour_de_France)
| style="text-align:center;"|[127](/source/2011_Tour_de_France)
| style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2012_Tour_de_France)
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[143](/source/2017_Tour_de_France)
|—
|—
|—
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners)
| style="text-align:center;"|[97](/source/2010_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a)
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[97](/source/2013_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[DNF](/source/2020_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | [DNF](/source/Did_not_finish)
| Did not finish
|}
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
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*{{Procyclingstats}}
*{{cycling archives|10109}}
*[http://www.cyclingbase.com/Grega-Bole.html Grega Bole's profile on Cycling Base] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429080659/http://www.cyclingbase.com/Grega-Bole.html |date=29 April 2013 }}
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Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:Slovenian male cyclists
Category:Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic cyclists for Slovenia
Category:Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice
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