Francisco Ventoso

Francisco Ventoso

Ventoso at the 2009 Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad de Madrid.
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Nickname Fran
Born (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982
Reinosa, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team Movistar Team
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2004–2007 Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008 Andalucía–Cajasur
2009–2010 Carmiooro A Style
2011– Movistar Team[1]
Major wins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2011, 2012)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2006)

Stage races

Tour Down Under
1 individual stage (2011)

One-day races and Classics

Paris–Brussels (2010)
National Road Race Championships (2012)
Infobox last updated on
6 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ventoso and the second or maternal family name is Alberdi.

Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam, the Movistar Team.[2] Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint.[3] On the back his victory in the one day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong.[4]

Palmarès

2004
1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
2005
4th Trofeo Luis Puig
2006
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
2007
4th Gent–Wevelgem
10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
2008
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
1st Stage 1
2009
1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
1st Overall Tour of Hainan
1st Stage 4
1st Overall Cinturo de l'Emporda
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2010
1st Paris–Brussels
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2011
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
2012
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
2013
5th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
6th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
6th Clásica de Almería
8th GP Ouest-France
2014
2nd Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
4th Clásica de Almería
8th Trofeo Ses Salines
2015
1st Team classification Vuelta a España
2016
1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valencia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Pink jersey Giro WD WD 92 66 125
Yellow jersey Tour 78 WD 139
red jersey Vuelta 93 78

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References

External links

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