Brian Bulgaç

Brian Bulgaç (born 7 April 1988) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who rode most recently for .

Career

Duathlon Born in Amsterdam, Bulgaç started his sports career as a duathlete. He took part in several Junior European and World Championships, finishing three times in the top 20. The highlight of his duathlon career came in 2008 when he became third of Europe at the Under-23 European Duathlon Championships in Serres. His interest in cycling grew and by the time he was allowed to walk again he decided to focus on cycling. His performances for Rabobank were not convincing enough to keep him in the team for 2011 with a fifth place in the prologue of the Jadranska Magistrala and a ninth place in the Ronde van Midden-Nederland as his best results. Later that year he also won the general classification of the Tour de Liège. He reached the finish line in Milan in his first grand tour as the 102nd rider overall. However, in April it was announced that he would move to Giant-Shimano after being invited to a week-long training camp held by the team.

Team LottoNL-Jumbo (2015) Bulgaç did not get a contract renewal from Giant-Shimano for the 2015 season. Instead, he joined Team LottoNL-Jumbo.

Major results

2009 3rd Overall Tour de Liège 2010 9th Ronde van Midden-Nederland 2011 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennaise 1st Overall Tour de Liège 2012 102nd Overall Giro d'Italia 2014 5th Overall Tour de Taiwan