Vlad Dascălu

Vlad Dascălu (born 17 December 1997) is a Romanian cross-country mountain biker.^[1][2]

Vlad Dascălu

Vlad Dascălu in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 27) Fălticeni, Romania
Team information
Current team	Trek Factory Racing
Discipline	Cross-country
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2018–2019	Brújula Bike Racing Team
2020–	Trek Factory Racing
Major wins
Mountain bike European XC Championships (2023)
Medal record Representing  Romania Men's mountain bike racing World Championships 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne U23 Cross-country European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Cross-country European Championships 2019 Brno U23 Cross-country 2023 Krynica-Zdrój Cross-country

Dascălu began cycling at the age of 14 with downhill competitions, before switching to cross country.^[3]

Major results

2018

1st Cross-country, National Championships

UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup

1st Nové Město

2019

1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships

1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st Cross-country, National Championships

1st Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup

1st Nové Město

1st Vallnord

1st Les Gets

1st Val di Sole

2021

1st Cross-country, National Championships

UCI XCO World Cup

2nd Snowshoe

2022

UCI XCO World Cup

2nd Nové Město

3rd Petrópolis

3rd Albstadt

UCI XCC World Cup

2nd Leogang

2nd Snowshoe

3rd Vallnord

2023

1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships

UCI XCO World Cup

3rd Val di Sole

3rd Les Gets

5th Cross-country, UCI World Championships

Doping violation

In May 21, 2024 Dascălu received a 17 month suspension for Anti-Doping Whereabouts rule violations.^[4]