Óscar Sevilla
 Sevilla in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera |
| Nickname | El Niño |
| Born |
September 29, 1976 Ossa de Montiel, Spain |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2012 | Empacadora San Marcos |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1998–2003 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 2004 | Phonak |
| 2005–2006 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2007 | Relax-Gam |
| 2008–2010 | Rock Racing |
| 2011 | Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia |
| 2013– | EPM–UNE |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a Asturias (2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on 25 May 2015 | |
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera (born 29 September 1976, in Ossa de Montiel, Albacete Province), nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times.[1]
Biography
He turned professional in 1998 for Spanish team Kelme–Costa Blanca, and his big breakthrough came in the 2001 edition of the Tour de France. Here, he showed himself as a great climber, ranking 7th in the overall General classification, and winning the maillot blanc as the best rider of 25 years of age or younger. After the Tour de France, he continued his great form in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He wore the leader's jersey until the final uphill time trial stage in Madrid, which he lost to winner Ángel Casero.
In the 2002 Vuelta a España, intra-team rivalry with Aitor González saw him finish fourth in the General classification, despite the team's initial assurances that he would be the only leader. González's racing in the very difficult Angliru mountain stage saw Sevilla lose valuable time that he was not able to recover in the later stages of the race, and Gonzalez took over the lead on the final stage, overtaking previous leader Roberto Heras.
After a lacklustre 2003 season, Sevilla was injured in the 2003 World Cycling Championship in a crash, resulting in a serious back injury. The 2004 season saw Sevilla start with the Swiss team Phonak in support of Tyler Hamilton's bid for the 2004 Tour de France. As Hamilton sustained an injury, Sevilla assumed the leader's mantle, although without good results. He then switched to T-Mobile Team for the 2005 season.
Since then he has fought to achieve the same great results, but his 2005 season on German team T-Mobile Team initially saw him ride as a domestique for Jan Ullrich in the 2005 Tour de France. Here, he helped Ullrich finish 3rd overall, and Sevilla's climbing improved, as well as his morale. He rode the 2005 Vuelta a España as team captain and ranked 7th overall.
He was linked to Operación Puerto doping case. After he was initially named in the investigation, Sevilla was still able to ride and won the Vuelta Asturias. On the day before the Tour de France, Ullrich and Sevilla were explicitly linked to the investigation and not allowed to start the 2006 Tour de France. On 20 July 2006, Oscar Sevilla was fired from T-Mobile in relation to the aforementioned accusations.
He rode for Relax-GAM for the 2007 season and Rock Racing for the 2008 season. He rode for Gobernación de Antioquía in the 2011 Tour of Utah.
Palmarès
- 1999
- 7th overall, Tour de Romandie
- 1st, stage 4, Tour de Romandie
- 13th overall, Giro d'Italia
- 2000
- 1st, Trofeo Luis Ocana
- 1st, Memorial Manuel Galera
- 14th overall, Vuelta a España
- 2nd overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 2001
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Winner Maillot blanc and 7th overall, 2001 Tour de France - 2nd overall, Vuelta a España
- 4th overall, Tour de Romandie
- 4th overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 2002
- 4th overall, Vuelta a España
- 2nd, Classique des Alpes
- 6th overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2004
- 3rd overall, Dauphiné Libéré
- 2005
- 18th overall, Tour de France
- 7th overall, Vuelta a España
- 2006
- 1st
overall Vuelta Asturias
- 1st stage 2
- 2007
- 1st overall and 1 stage Route du Sud
- 1st stage 2
- 5th overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st stage 4
- 5th overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 6th overall Tour of Austria
- 2008
- 1st stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st, Reading Classic
- 1st overall Clásico RCN
- 5th overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 6th overall Tour of Georgia
- 2nd National Championships Spain
- 2009
- 1st overal Vuelta Chihuahua Internacional
- 1st stage 2 Vuelta Asturias
- 1st overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 4th overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 4th overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2010
- 1st Overall 2010 Vuelta Mexico Telmex
- 1st Overall Vuelta Antioquia
- 2nd overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st stage 1 (TTT) & 14 (ITT)
- 2011
- 4th overall, Tour of Utah
- 5th overall, Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT), 8 & 9
- 2012
- 1st overall, Vuelta Mexico Telmex
- 1st Stage 2
- 2013
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Tour do Rio
- 1st Stage 4
- 2014
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1 (Team Time Trial) & 5
- 1st Overall Tour do Rio
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd overall Vuelta a Guatemala
- 1st Prologue & Stage 5
- 4th overall Tour do Brasil
- 2015
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT), 9 & 13 (ITT)
- 1st Stage 1 Tour do Rio
- 2nd Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro | 13 | 16 | – | – | - | – | – |
| Tour | - | - | 7 | DNF | 24 | 18 | |
| Vuelta | – | 14 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
WD = withdrew
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Trap-Friis (source of wins)