American road cyclist
Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (born May 12, 1991) is an American former
road racing cyclist who competed professionally from 2011 to 2023.
[6] In his career Dombrowski competed for
Bontrager–Livestrong ,
Team Sky ,
EF Education First ,
UAE Team Emirates and
Astana Qazaqstan Team .
Personal
Born on May 12, 1991, in
Christiana, Delaware , United States, Dombrowski spent his adolescence in
Marshall, Virginia , United States.
[7]
[8] He resides in Marshall, Virginia
[9]
[10] and
Nice , France.
[11]
[12] Between 2009 and 2010, Dombrowski attended
George Mason University in
Fairfax, Virginia .
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[14]
Career
Early years
Dombrowski began
mountain biking in 2006,
cyclo-cross in 2007 and
road racing in 2009, racing for local Virginian team Haymarket Bicycles. He competed with
Trek–Livestrong , a
UCI Continental team, for the 2011
[15]
[16] and 2012 seasons.
[17]
[18] During the 2012 season, Dombrowski garnered significant results.
[19]
[20] He won the
Girobio , finished fourth at the
Tour of Utah , and placed tenth at the
USA Pro Cycling Challenge .
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[22]
Team Sky (2013–14)
Dombrowski signed with
Team Sky , a
UCI ProTeam , for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
[23]
[24] During the 2013 season, Dombrowski assisted British teammate
Chris Froome in various
multi-day races .
[25]
[26] During the 2014 season, Dombrowski underwent successful
iliac artery surgery.
[27]
[28]
Cannondale–Garmin (2015–19)
Dombrowski signed with
Cannondale–Garmin , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
[29]
[30] While preparing for the
2015 Vuelta a España , he won the
Tour of Utah .
[31]
[32] He recommitted to Cannondale–Drapac for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
[33]
[34] He remained with the team, now known as
EF Education First , into 2019.
[35] In 2019 he won another stage in the Tour of Utah and turned in his best performance in a
Grand Tour coming in 12th place overall in the
Giro d'Italia .
UAE Team Emirates (2020–21)
In September 2019 it was announced Dombrowski had signed a two year contract with
UAE Team Emirates .
[36] During the
COVID-19 pandemic -affected 2020 season, Dombrowski's best general classification result was 26th at the
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ,
[37] while he finished 43rd at the
Giro d'Italia .
[38]
At the
2021 Giro d'Italia , Dombrowski was part of a 25-rider breakaway on a rain-soaked fourth stage; he went clear of the field on the final climb, and soloed to a 13-second victory over
Alessandro De Marchi .
[39] His first victory in Europe since winning the 2012
Girobio ,
[40] Dombrowski moved up to second overall in the general classification – trailing De Marchi by 22 seconds – and assumed the blue jersey of
mountains classification leader.
[39]
[40] The following day, Dombrowski crashed into a race marshal manning a traffic island in the last 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) of the stage to
Cattolica . He remounted and finished the stage some eight minutes down, but abandoned the race the following morning with
concussion .
[41]
[42] At the
Vuelta a España later in the season, Dombrowski again featured in a first-week breakaway, this time on the third stage to a summit finish at Picón Blanco in the
Province of Burgos .
[43] Dombrowski attacked this group with 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) to go, with only
Kenny Elissonde and
Rein Taaramäe able to follow; Taaramäe – who was also part of the Giro d'Italia breakaway – went on to take the stage by 21 seconds ahead of Dombrowski.
[44]
[45]
Astana Qazaqstan Team
In October 2021, Dombrowski signed a two-year contract with Astana–Premier Tech, later renamed as the
Astana Qazaqstan Team , from the 2022 season.
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Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
DSQ
Disqualified
DNF
Did not finish
IP
In progress
References
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^ Pat Malach (October 14, 2014).
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^
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^
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a
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^
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b Lowe, Felix (May 11, 2021).
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^ Netherton, Alexander (May 12, 2021).
"Cycling news - Joe Dombrowski sent to hospital for suspected concussion, Giro participation doubted" .
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^ Farrand, Stephen (August 16, 2021).
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