| Simon Špilak | |
| Fullname: | Simon Špilak |
| Nickname: | Spile |
| Birth Date: | 1986 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tišina, Slovenia |
| Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder Short stage race specialist |
| Proyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Proyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Proyears3: | 2012–2019 |
| Proteam3: | [1] |
| Majorwins: | Stage races
Tour de Romandie (2010)Single-day races and Classics Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop (2013) |
Simon Špilak (born 23 June 1986) is a retired Slovenian professional road bicycle racer.[2]
Born in Tišina, Špilak was the winner of the 2010 Tour de Romandie, after original race winner Alejandro Valverde had his results expunged as part of a doping suspension. Špilak went on to gain second place in that race in 2013 and 2014, both times behind Chris Froome. In 2013, he was the victor of the GP Miguel Induráin and the Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop, his only two victories of the year. In 2015, he won the general classification of the Tour de Suisse with only five seconds of an advantage over Geraint Thomas. The victory was decided on the last day's time trial.[3] Špilak was considered a rarity in road cycling in that he is a general classification rider who targets one-week races rather than the three-week Grand Tours.[4] In an interview he said that he disliked the heat, so he was always preparing for spring races instead of Grand Tours which took part mostly in summer.[5]
In October 2019, Špilak announced his retirement after his team folded.[2]
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 48 | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Tour de France | — | 109 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | |||||||||||||||||
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
| Paris–Nice | 12 | DNF | — | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31 | — | — | 59 | ||||||
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | — | ||||||
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | ||||||
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | — | ||||||
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 9 | ||||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| — | Did not compete | |
|---|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |