Samuel Sánchez

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Samuel Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Samuel Sánchez González
Date of birth February 5, 1978 (age 29)
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Height 1.75 m
Weight 65 kg
Team information
Current team Euskaltel-Euskadi
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2000- Euskaltel-Euskadi
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 2 stages
Züri-Metzgete (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
January 10, 2007

Samuel Sánchez González (born February 5, 1978 in Oviedo, Asturias) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, he started his professional career in 2000 at the Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi and still rides there today. He is highly unusual in being a non-Basque member of the team.

In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders for his team, he's also known as one of the best downhillers in the peloton. He recorded his first major victory in 2005 when he won the 13th stage in the Vuelta a España, finishing 11th in the general classification, after winner Roberto Heras was erased from the results for doping use, Sánchez shifted up to the 10th place.

In 2006 the Asturian added two stage wins in the Vuelta al País Vasco and a second place on the steep finishing climb of the Belgian spring classic La Flèche Wallonne. In the Vuelta a España he won the 13th stage (just like the year before) and finished 7th in the general classification. At the World Championships in the Austrian city of Salzburg Sánchez played a major part by creating the decisive break in the final kilometer for his leader Alejandro Valverde, Sánchez himself finished 4th behind Paolo Bettini, Erik Zabel and Valverde. One week later he won his first classic with the Züri-Metzgete, with 12 kilometers to go he attacked an elite leading group of 5 and reached the finish solo with half a minute advantage. Two weeks later he finished second in the Giro di Lombardia, and secured his second place in the final UCI ProTour classification.

[edit] Major Results

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002


Riders on Euskaltel-Euskadi

Beñat Albizuri | Igor Antón | Lander Aperribai | Andoni Aranaga | Mikel Astarloza | Jorge Azanza | Jon Bru | Unai Etxebarria | Koldo Fernández | Aitor Galdos | Dioni Galparsoro | Aitor Hernandez | Iban Iriondo | Markel Irizar | Iñaki Isasi | Andoni Lafuente | Iñigo Landaluze | Anton Luengo | Ivan Mayoz | Aketza Peña | Alan Pérez | Rubén Pérez | Samuel Sánchez | Amets Txurruka | Unai Uribarri | Iban Velasco | Gorka Verdugo | Haimar Zubeldia |  Joseba Zubeldia
Manager
Miguel Madariaga
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