The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Croatia
This page contains a list of the greatest Croatian Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 3 of which were born in Croatia. This makes Croatia the birth place of the 38th most number of Cyclists behind Finland, and Uzbekistan.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Croatian Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Croatian Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Radoslav Rogina (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 36.72, Radoslav Rogina is the most famous Croatian Cyclist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Radoslav Rogina (born 3 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2020, for the Tenax, Perutnina Ptuj, Loborika and Adria Mobil teams. Rogina represented Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics when he finished 25th in the road race event. He represented Croatia again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London finishing 41st in road race.
2. Vladimir Miholjević (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 34.24, Vladimir Miholjević is the 2nd most famous Croatian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Vladimir Miholjević (born 18 January 1974) is a Croatian former professional road bicycle racer. He turned pro in 1997. As of 2016, he, Robert Kišerlovski and Kristijan Đurasek are only three Croats who has completed the Tour de France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
3. Kristijan Đurasek (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 25.28, Kristijan Đurasek is the 3rd most famous Croatian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Kristijan Đurasek (born 26 July 1987) is a Croatian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He has been competing since 2005, and has represented Croatia at two Summer Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016. In November 2019 he was banned for four years, backdated to May of that year, due to the Operation Aderlass investigation into blood doping.
4. Josip Rumac (b. )
With an HPI of 0.00, Josip Rumac is the 4th most famous Croatian Cyclist. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Josip Rumac (born 26 October 1994) is a Croatian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Meridiana–Kamen. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Croatian cyclists born between 1974 and 1987. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Croatian cyclists include Radoslav Rogina, Vladimir Miholjević, and Kristijan Đurasek. As of April 2024, 1 new Croatian cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Josip Rumac.
Living Croatian Cyclists
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Radoslav Rogina
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Vladimir Miholjević
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Kristijan Đurasek
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.28
Josip Rumac
HPI: 0.00
