Joe Dombrowski

Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (born May 12, 1991) is an American former road racing cyclist who competed professionally from 2011 to 2023. In his career Dombrowski competed for , , , and .

Personal Born on May 12, 1991, in Christiana, Delaware, United States, Dombrowski spent his adolescence in Marshall, Virginia, United States. He resides in Marshall, Virginia and Nice, France. Between 2009 and 2010, Dombrowski attended George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

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 , a UCI Continental team, for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. During the 2012 season, Dombrowski garnered significant results. He won the Girobio, finished fourth at the Tour of Utah, and placed tenth at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

Team Sky (2013–14) Dombrowski signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. During the 2013 season, Dombrowski assisted British teammate Chris Froome in various multi-day races. During the 2014 season, Dombrowski underwent successful iliac artery surgery.

Cannondale–Garmin (2015–19) Dombrowski signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. While preparing for the 2015 Vuelta a España, he won the Tour of Utah. He recommitted to for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He remained with the team, now known as , into 2019. 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 . During the COVID-19 pandemic-affected 2020 season, Dombrowski's best general classification result was 26th at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, while he finished 43rd at the Giro d'Italia.

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. His first victory in Europe since winning the 2012 Girobio, 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. 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. Dombrowski attacked this group with 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.

Astana Qazaqstan Team In October 2021, Dombrowski signed a two-year contract with , later renamed as the , from the 2022 season.

Major results

2011 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

1st Stage 5 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard 6th Overall Tour of the Gila 8th Overall Flèche du Sud 2012

1st Young rider classification 1st Stages 4 & 8 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila

4th Overall Tour of Utah

10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge

10th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 10th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi 2013 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino 6th Japan Cup 2015

1st Stage 6 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 4th Overall Tour of California 7th Overall Tour de San Luis 2016 8th Overall Tour of Utah 2018 5th Overall Colorado Classic 6th Overall Tour of Utah 2019 3rd Overall Tour of Utah 1st Stage 6 7th Overall Route d'Occitanie 2021 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 4

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Giro d'Italia— 34 69 63 12 43 DNF 22 59 Tour de France———————42— Vuelta a España 46 88 101——— 39— 57

+Legend DSQ Disqualified DNF Did not finish IP In progress