Robert Kišerlovski
Quick Facts
Biography
Robert Kišerlovski (born 9 August 1986) is a Croatian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin. He turned professional in 2005.
Career
At the 2011 Paris–Nice, Kišerlovski crashed on a slippery downhill and slid underneath a parked truck, being caught underneath it for several minutes and needing eight stitches.
On Stage Fourteen of the 2012 Tour de France Kišerlovski came off the worst when the road was sabotaged with tacks. Kišerlovski crashed, breaking his collarbone, and was left having to abandon the race. The injury forced him to miss 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Kišerlovski left Astana at the end of the 2012 season, and joined RadioShack–Leopard on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards. In September 2014 it was announced that he would be joining Team Tinkoff-Saxo at the start of 2015 on a two-year contract with a view to riding as a domestique for riders such as Alberto Contador.
He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Emanuel Kišerlovski.
Major results
- 2005
- 8th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2006
- 2nd GP Kranj
- 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2007
- 1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 4th Overall Tour de Croatie
- 2008
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 5th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 6th Trofeo Zsšdi
- 8th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2009
- 4th Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 10th GP Nobili Rubinetterie – Borgomanero
- 2010
- 1st Giro dell'Appennino
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT)
- 2011
- 6th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 7th Overall Giro di Sardegna
- 7th Classica Sarda
- 2012
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2013
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2014
- 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2016
- 58th Overall Tour de France