José Ruiz Sánchez

José Ruiz Sánchez
Personal information
Born (1980-10-19) 19 October 1980 (age 44)
Villafranca de Córdoba, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
2005–2009Andalucía–Paul Versan

José Ruiz Sánchez (born 19 October 1980 in Villafranca de Córdoba) is a Spanish former professional road cyclist.[1] During his early career, he was commonly referred to as "El Tarzan" because he would often bike without shoes.[2]

Major results

2005
9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2008
10th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2007 2008 2009
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A gold jersey Vuelta a España 56 53 118

References

  1. ^ "José Ruiz Sánchez". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ José Ruiz Sánchez at Cycling Archives (archived)


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