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| Full name | José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña | ||
| Born | June 18, 1974 Valencia, Spain |
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st) | ||
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1998–2003 2004–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 |
Kelme-Costa Blanca Phonak Team LPR Rock Racing |
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| Infobox last updated on August 22, 2011 |
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José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña (born June 18, 1974) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights include second place overall at the 2006 Giro d'Italia, winning a stage of the Vuelta a España and two stages at the Dauphiné Libéré.
Gutiérrez's name was brought up in the 2006 Operación Puerto doping case, and he was immediately made "non-active" (although not, according to team manager John Lelangu, suspended or fired) and so did not compete in any further events in 2006. Due to the Floyd Landis doping case of the 2006 Tour de France, Phonak withdrew their sponsorship of the team and it hence folded. Gutiérrez has since moved down a division to Team L.P.R.
In 2010, Gutiérrez retired.[1]