Francisco Ventoso
Francisco Ventoso
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi |
| Born |
May 6, 1982 (1982-05-06) (age 29)
Spain |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight |
69 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information |
| Current team |
Movistar Team |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) |
2004–2007
2008
2009–2010
2011– |
Saunier Duval-Prodir
Andalucía-Cajasur
Carmiooro A Style
Movistar Team |
| Major wins |
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Tour Down Under, 1 stage
Paris–Brussels (2010) |
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Infobox last updated on
4 January 2012 |
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born May 6, 1982 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.[1] Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andalucía-Cajasur in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris-Bruxelles in a bunch sprint.[2] 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.[3]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour of Qatar
- 2006
- 1st, Stage 3, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 4a, Euskal Bizikleta
- 2007
- 4th, Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 2008
- 1st, Stage 3, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Overall, Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st, Stage 1
- 2009
- 1st, GP Beghelli
- 1st Overall, Paris–Corrèze
- 1st Overall, Tour of Hainan
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st Overall, Cinturo de l'Emporda
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2010
- 1st, Paris - Bruxelles
- 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Stage 2, Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2011
- 1st, Stage 6, 2011 Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour Down Under
- 1st, Stage 3, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st, Points classification
- 2nd, Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Ventoso Alberdi, Francisco José |
| Alternative names |
Ventoso, Francisco |
| Short description |
Road bicycle racer |
| Date of birth |
1982-05-06 |
| Place of birth |
Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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