Egoitz García
 Egoitz García (2014). | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Egoitz García Echeguibel |
| Born |
31 March 1986 Barakaldo, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Murias Taldea |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 | ECP |
| 2009 | Andorra-Grandvalira |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 | Caja Rural |
| 2012–2014 | Cofidis[1] |
| 2015- | Murias Taldea |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Corrèze (2012) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 2 March 2014 | |
Egoitz García Echeguibel (born 31 March 1986) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Continental team Murias Taldea. He formerly rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis.[2]
Born in Barakaldo, García has competed as a professional since the start of the 2010 season, riding as a member of the Caja Rural squad for two seasons before joining Cofidis for the 2012 season.[3] In August 2012, García took his first victory for the team, by winning the two-stage Paris–Corrèze race in France; having finished with the peloton in stage one, García finished second to FDJ–BigMat's Kenny Elissonde on the final stage, after the pair had broken away from the main field.[4] In December 2014 it was announced that García would join the new Basque-based Murias Taldea team for 2015.[5]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 3rd National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Valladolid
- 2009
- 1st GP Macario
- 2010
- 7th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2011
- 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2012
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2013
- 3rd Circuito de Getxo
- 4th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 4th Trofeo Platja de Muro
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2014
- 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2015
- 7th National Road Race Championships
- 9th Circuito de Getxo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — |
 Tour |
— | 115 |
 Vuelta |
101 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Egoitz García firma con el Cofidis Francés para la próxima campaña" [Egoitz García signed with the French Cofidis team for next season]. Marca (in Spanish) (Unidad Editorial). 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Garcia wins Paris-Correze". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the ‘model for Basque cycling’". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
External links
- Cofidis profile
- Egoitz García profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile