Gorgi Popstefanov

{{short description|Macedonian road racing cyclist}}

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| name = Gorgi Popstefanov

| image = Gorgi_Popstefanov_01.jpg

| caption = Popstefanov at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships

| fullname = Gorgi Popstefanov

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|7|19}}

| birth_place = {{ubl|class=nowrap|Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia|(now North Macedonia)}}

| height = 1.87 m

| weight = 74 kg

| currentteam = Cycle Smart–Shiftgear

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2012–2019

| amateurteam1 = Metra–Cycles 54

| amateuryears2 = 2023–

| amateurteam2 = Cycle Smart–Shiftgear

| proyears1 = 2020

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Gorgi Popstefanov ({{langx|mk|Ѓорѓи Попстефанов}}; born 19 July 1987[http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=17680 CQ]) is a Macedoniann-born American road racing cyclist, who currently rides for club team Cycle Smart–Shiftgear. He is the 2010 and the 2016 Macedonian National Road Race Championships winner.National Championship, Road, Elite, Macedonia 2010, [http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=158117], June 3, 2011 Popstefanov represented Macedonia twice at the UCI Road World Championships, in 2014 and 2015.

Personal life

Born in Skopje, Popstefanov immigrated with his family from SR Macedonia to the United States at the age of 2 and has since split much of his time between the two countries. He grew up in Garfield, New Jersey, graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey in 2005[http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-rowing/mtt/popstefanov_gorgi00.html Gorgi Popstefanov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034613/http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-rowing/mtt/popstefanov_gorgi00.html |date=2017-11-08 }}, George Washington University. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Hometown: Garfield, NJ; High School: Seton Hall Preparatory" and received a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs in 2009, where he was a member of the varsity crew team. As of May 2013, he completed a J.D. in international law at Seton Hall University School of Law.Gorgi Popstefanov Public Profile, LinkedIn.com,[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gorgi-popstefanov/6/549/19b], April 24, 2012

Major results

;2010

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

;2016

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

;2018

: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

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