Peter Velits

Peter Velits
	Velits at the 2015 Grand Prix Pino Cerami
Personal information
Born	21 February 1985 (age 41); Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Cycling career
Sport	Cycling
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur teams
2004	Dukla Trenčín
2005–2006	Team Konica Minolta
Professional teams
2007	Wiesenhof–Felt
2008–2009	Team Milram
2010–2011	Team HTC–Columbia
2012–2013	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014–2016	BMC Racing Team
Major wins
	Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2010) 2 TTT stages (2010, 2015) Stage races Tour of Oman (2012) One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2013, 2014) GP de Fourmies (2007)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Slovakia
World Championships
Representing Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
World Championships
Representing BMC Racing Team
World Championships

Peter Velits (born 21 February 1985) is a Slovak former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights included third place overall and a stage win at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2007 World Under-23 Road Race Championships gold and the 2012 Tour of Oman overall victory. Velits was also known as strong time-trialist, winning three consecutive team time trials as a part of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step in 2012 and 2013 and riding on the BMC Racing Team in 2014 UCI Road World Championships. His twin brother, Martin Velits also competed professionally, having raced on the same teams every year until the end of the 2013 season.

After two seasons with the team, Velits left Omega Pharma–Quick-Step at the end of the 2013 season to join the BMC Racing Team. He remained with the team until he retired at the end of the 2016 season.

Post-cycling career

Following his retirement from professional cycling in 2016, Velits co-founded Isadore Apparel, a sustainable cycling clothing brand based in Púchov, Slovakia, together with his twin brother Martin Velits. The brand was established in 2013 while Velits was still competing professionally, with Peter managing operations alongside his racing career before dedicating himself to the company full-time upon retirement. Isadore produces cycling apparel using sustainable materials including merino wool, with manufacturing based in Europe under OEKO-TEX and bluesign standards.