VeloVeritas, Ed Hood, 8 April 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

It was 2009 the Tour of Ireland when I first spoke to big Slovenian Aldo Ino Ilešič; but the rolling Emerald Isle countryside didn’t really suit his ‘brick built out house’ sprinter’s build.

Pez Cyclngnews, Edmond Hood, 26 December 2013
Posted by: Bitossi

Slovenian strongman Aldo Ino Ilesic signed for UnitedHealthcare this year and immediately slot into their famous blue train as a strong key in their leadouts. Not just a leadout man though, Aldo also took a big win in 2013 taking the US Airforce Clarendon Cup and we recently caught up with Aldo to talk about his season, what lays ahead and his tough Christmas training regime.

velonation.com, Ed Hood, 11 February 2011
Posted by: lucybears

Despite the fact that he’s only 26, Slovenian sprinter Aldo Ino Ilesic has been riding since 2004, originally with Slovenian Continental teams Perutnina Ptuj and Sava, winning stages in UCI races such as the Tour of Slovenia, Giro delle Regione and Olympia Tour of Holland.

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 7 August 2010
Posted by: lucybears

'Form' it's a strange thing; take Team Type 1's Aldo Ilesic. Three stage wins in the Tour of Morocco, a stage win the Vuelta Telmex in Mexico and then - nothing. Until the Tour do Rio in Brazil that is - two stage wins; it can only mean one thing. That elusive beast 'form' has returned.

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 26 April 2010
Posted by: lucybears

When we last spoke to our man in the souk, he'd snared one stage win but was hunting for more - and to catch sight of some camels. He managed one of his goals.

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 2 April 2010
Posted by: lucybears

Jumping on the UCI 'Mondialisation' band wagon, Pez heads for Morocco; where Team Type 1 Slovenian fast man, Aldo Ilesic has been giving that 53 x 11 a work out - but he just can't find any camels !

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 1 November 2009
Posted by: lucybears

The Worlds; not the ones that Evans just won, the ones in Evans’ home land, next year – if you want to make your national squad for them, when should you start your build up? The answer is: three weeks ago!

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 24 August 2009
Posted by: lucybears

On the last stage of the Tour of Ireland, the game plan for Team Type 1 was to look out for Matt Wilson as best as possible and take the King of the Mountains jersey and for Aldo to clock some breakaway kilometres before the finish in Cork and the horrors of three ascents of Saint Patrick’s hill.

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 23 August 2009
Posted by: lucybears

The Tour of Ireland may be shorter this year, down to just three days; but with Cav and Lance in the field the quality definitely hasn’t been compromised. Team Type 1's young Slovenian sprinter, Aldo Ilesic, gives his view from inside the race.

Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 0 0000
Posted by: Bitossi

The biggest race on the US calendar at the weekend was the Air Force Association Cycling Classic, Clarendon Cup in Arlington, Virginia. The race is this longest criterium on the US calendar at 100 kilometres and Saturday was the 16th edition of an event which has seen the likes of Gent-Wevelgem winner, Lars Michaelsen and ‘crit kings’ Rahsaan Bahati and Ivan Dominguez stand atop the podium. The UnitedHealthcare ‘Blue Train’ took their fourth straight win in the event, with 28 year-old Slovenian strong man Aldo Ino Ilesic lapping the field as part of an eight man break to take his first win of the year. Aldo has been a regular on PEZ through the years and we caught up with him at home in Slovenia as he took a little well earned down time before flying off to China to ride the Qinghai Lakes. The tall man from Ptuj first caught the eye in 2003 with a stage win in the Tour de Slovenia. In 2004 he turned pro with well respected Slovenian team Perutnina Ptuj and took a stage in the super fast Olympia Tour of Holland. The following season, a stage win in the Paths of King Nikola stage race in Croatia was the high light. The Giro delle Regione gave him a stage win in 2006; but it was 2008 when he really found his feet – with eight wins, from Croatia to Charlotte, North Carolina in the colours of Slovenian squad, Slava.