Egoitz García

Egoitz García
Egoitz García (2014).
Personal information
Full nameEgoitz García Echeguibel
Born (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 38)
Barakaldo, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2009ECP
2009Andorra–Grandvalira
Professional teams
2010–2011Caja Rural
2012–2014Cofidis[1]
2015Murias Taldea
2016Al Marakeb Cycling Team
2017Equipo Bolivia
Major wins
Paris–Corrèze (2012)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Echeguibel.

Egoitz García Echeguibel (born 31 March 1986) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Continental team Equipo Bolivia. 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]

Career achievements

Major results

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
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 115
A red jersey Vuelta a España 101 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Garcia wins Paris-Correze". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  5. ^ 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.


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