Óscar Sevilla

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Óscar Sevilla

Sevilla in 2013
Personal information
Full name Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera
Nickname El Niño
Born (1976-09-29) 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)
Infobox last updated on
25 May 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sevilla and the second or maternal family name is Ribera.

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
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

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