Gorgi Popstefanov
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Gorgi at UCI World Championships, Ponferrada 2014
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Gorgi Popstefanov |
Born | Republic of Macedonia |
19 July 1987
Team information | |
Current team | Metra/Cycles 54 Cycling Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team(s) | |
Energi Cycling Macedonia | |
Professional team(s) | |
Equipe CMI | |
Infobox last updated on 24 April 2012 |
Gorgi Popstefanov (born 19 July 1987[1]) is a Macedonian road racing cyclist and the 2010 Macedonian Men's Elite Road Race Champion.[2]
Personal life
Gorgi immigrated with his family from Macedonia to the United States at the age of 2 and has since split much of his time between the two countries. He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, NJ in 2005 and received a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University in 2009, where he was a member of the varsity crew team. He was the first Policy and Diplomacy Fellow at United Macedonian Diaspora from 2008 to 2009, and served as a Foreign Affairs Assistant within the Cabinet of the President of Macedonia in 2010. As of May 2013 he completed a J.D. in International Law at Seton Hall University School of Law.[3][4]
Cycling career
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2014: Metra/Cycles 54, Macedonia National Team
• 1st, 2nd, & 2nd on stages of Route 29 TT Series (2nd overall)
• 1st NJBA Garden State Cup (Team Standings)
• 2nd Augusta Criterium (27/5/14)
• 3rd NJBA Team Challenge
Notable races:
• World Championship Men's Elite ITT Ponferrada, Spain
• Bucks County Classic (UCI 1.2 USA)
• Winston-Salem Classic (UCI 1.2 USA)
2013: Metra/Cycles 54, Equipe CMI
• 1st BBP Ronde Von Elwood
• 1st, 2nd, & 2nd on stages of Augusta Criterium Series
• 1st NJBA Garden State Cup (Team Standings)
• 2nd Central Park Circuit (3/3/13)
• 3rd Palisades Interstate Park TT
• 3rd Long Meadow TT
• 4th New York Spring Series (Individual Standings)
Notable race:
• Tour de Szeklerland (UCI 2.2 Romania)
2012: Metra/Cycles 54
• 2nd Augusta Criterium (5/6/12)
• 2nd NJBA Garden State Cup (Team Standings)
• 2nd NJBA State TTT Championship
• 3rd Greenbelt Criterium (11/7/12)
• 6th NJBA Garden State Cup (Individual Standings)
2011: Macedonian National Team, Energi Cycling Macedonia
• 3rd, 6th, & 6th on stages of Tour de Albania
Notable race:
• Tour de Serbia (UCI 2.2 Serbia)
2010: Energi Cycling Macedonia
• 1st Macedonian National Championship Elite Road Race
References
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