| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea | ||
| Nickname | Patxi | ||
| Born | October 11, 1975 Spain |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (150 lb) | ||
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| Current team | De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2001–2002 2003–2008 2011 |
Banesto Lampre De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia |
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| Infobox last updated on 23 January 2011 |
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Francisco Javier "Patxi" Vila Errandonea (born October 11, 1975 in Hondarribia, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia. He was formerly with UCI ProTeam Lampre-Fondital.
Vila's most notable victory came in stage 3 of the 2006 Paris–Nice where he snatched onto the wheel of Floyd Landis as he escaped on the Col de Croix de Chaubouret. The duo amassed a lead of over a minute on their nearest contenders and Vila swept past Landis to take the stage. This performance catapulted him to second overall on the general classification, 9 seconds behind Floyd Landis. He finished the race in Nice still 9 seconds behind winner Floyd Landis and 56 seconds ahead of Antonio Colom.
He finished the 2006 UCI ProTour in 38th place with 69 points, the third highest ranked Lampre-Fondital rider behind Alessandro Ballan and Damiano Cunego.