Joaquim Rodríguez

Joaquim Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver
Nickname El Purito
Born May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12) (age 32)
Parets del Vallès, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 57 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Katusha
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Classics Specialist / Climber
Professional team(s)
2001–2003
2004–2005
2006–2009
2010–
ONCE-Eroski
Saunier Duval-Prodir
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
Team Katusha
Major wins
Vuelta a España
3 Stages
Mountains Classification (2005)

Tour de France

1 Stage

Paris-Nice, 2 Stages
Tirreno–Adriatico, 2 Stages
Volta a Catalunya (2010)
Vuelta a Burgos (2011)
Setmana Catalana (2004)

National Road Race Champion (2007)
Infobox last updated on
August 12, 2007

Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born May 12, 1979 in Parets del Vallès) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team Team Katusha.[1]

Contents

Palmarès

2001
1st Escalada a Montjuïc
3rd Subida a Urkiola
2003
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 6 Paris–Nice
2004
1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
2005
1st Mountains Classification Vuelta a España
1st Subida a Urkiola
2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
2006
1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice
1st Escalada a Montjuïc
2007
1st National Road Race Champion
1st Klasika Primavera
1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
2008
1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Overall Vuelta a España
8th Amstel Gold Race
8th La Flèche Wallonne
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2009
1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd UCI Road World Championships
7th Overall Vuelta a España
2010
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st GP Miguel Indurain
1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
4th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 14
5th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 12
2011
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Stage 6
1st Stage 7
1st Points Competition
1st King of the Mountains Competition
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
3rd Giro di Lombardia

Results in the Grand Tours and World Championship

Race 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Giro d'Italia 80th 80th 17th WD 5th
Tour de France 8th
Vuelta a España 37th 17th 6th 7th 4th 19th
UCI Road World Championships 6th 3rd

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ Cycling News (2009-08-11). "Rodriguez signs for Katusha". Cycling News. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rodriguez-signs-for-katusha. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 

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