Benjamín Noval

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Benjamín Noval
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Noval González
Date of birth January 23, 1979 (1979-01-23) (age 29)
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Astana
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2001–2003
2004–2007
2008–
Relax
Discovery Channel
Team Astana
Infobox last updated on:
December 29, 2007

Benjamín Noval González (born 23 January 1979 in Mieres) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana. Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax-Gam for three years before switching to U.S. Postal Service (later Discovery Channel), where he stayed for four years. Noval switched to Astana for 2008

[edit] Palmarès

2001 - Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
2002 - Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
Volta a Catalunya
9th, Overall
2003 - Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
Flag of Spain Spain 3rd, Spanish National Road Race Championship
Volta a Catalunya
6th, Overall
2004 - U.S. Postal Service
3rd, Clasica de Almeria
2005 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France
1st, Stage 4 Team Time Trial
2006 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2007 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2008 - Team Astana

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NAME Noval, Benjamín
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Noval González, Benjamín
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1979-01-23
PLACE OF BIRTH Mieres, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH