# Kristijan Koren

Kristijan Koren (born 25 November 1986) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team Adria Mobil.
During his racing career, Koren won the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore in 2010, and the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2022. He also served a doping suspension between 2019 and 2021, for his involvement in Operation Aderlass, an investigation into the practices of German physician Mark Schmidt.

## Career

Born in Postojna, Koren turned professional with Liquigas–Doimo, a UCI ProTeam, in 2010. He remained with Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons.
Koren signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In 2019, Koren was banned for two years after it was found that he had doped. The discovery was part of Operation Aderlass.
Upon the conclusion of his suspension, Koren returned to professional racing, competing at the Tour of Slovenia and the GP Kranj in 2021, with the Slovenia national team. He remained without a team until the following May, when he joined the Adria Mobil team ahead of the 2022 Tour de Hongrie. The following month, Koren won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships, after an attack 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) from the finish. It was his final victory, as he announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of 2023.

## Personal life

Koren previously resided in Budanje, Slovenia.

## Major results

Source:

### 2006

    National Under-23 Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       3rd Road race
    5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
    10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

### 2007

    National Under-23 Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       3rd Road race
    6th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
    6th La Côte Picarde
    8th Overall The Paths of King Nikola

### 2008

    1st La Côte Picarde
    Vuelta a Cuba
       1st Stages 5 & 15
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
       1st Prologue
    3rd Overall Giro delle Regioni
    3rd Tour de Rijke
    UEC European Road Under-23 Championships
       6th Road race
       10th Time trial
    7th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
    7th Gran Premio della Liberazione

### 2009

    Giro della Valle d'Aosta
       1st Stages 1a (TTT) & 7
    2nd Gran Premio di Poggiana
    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Giro del Medio Brenta
    5th Time trial, Mediterranean Games
    5th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
       1st Stage 3
    5th Overall Girobio
       1st Stages 8 & 9
    7th Memorial Davide Fardelli

### 2010

    1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2011

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Coppa Bernocchi
    6th Overall Tour of Slovenia

### 2012

    3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)

### 2014

    2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
    4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
    5th RideLondon–Surrey Classic
    6th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
    9th Dutch Food Valley Classic

### 2021

    6th GP Kranj

### 2022

    1st Road race, National Road Championships

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | DNF |
| Tour de France | 93 | 85 | 98 | 100 | 135 | 69 | 152 | — | 102 | — |
| Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career | Did not contest during his career |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| No. | Results expunged |