| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Humberto Rujano Guillen | ||
| Nickname | Jojo | ||
| Born | February 18, 1982 Venezuela |
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| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 48 kg (110 lb) | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Androni Giocattoli | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2003–2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011– |
Colombia-Selle Italia Quick Step-Innergetic Unibet.com Caisse d'Epargne Gobernación del Zulia ISD-NERI Androni Giocattoli |
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| Infobox last updated on 20 May 2011 |
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José Humberto Rujano Guillen (born February 18, 1982 in Santa Cruz de Mora, Mérida) is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer who is currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli.
Rujano made his debut in the professional peloton in 2003 with the Colombia-Selle Italia team. In 2005 Rujano had his best year to date, finishing third in the Giro d'Italia and winning the mountains classification. In 2006 he left the Colombia-Selle Italia team for Quick Step and he moved to the Spanish ProTour team Caisse d'Epargne in 2008. His results were not up to the expectations of team leaders, who did not renew his contract at the end of the season. In 2010, Rujano joined the Italian Professional Continental team ISD-Neri.[1] He was not selected for the Giro d'Italia, his main objective for the season, so he left the team in May and returned to Venezuela.[2]
At the end of 2010, José Rujano signed a contract for two years with the Italian team Androni Giocattoli, directed by Gianni Savio who said that he "believed in his talent" and wanted "to revive his career." Rujano was recruited at the same time as the Italian climber Emanuele Sella, Savio referring to giving these two riders a "last chance".[3] His main objective for 2011 is the Giro d'Italia, and especially its mountain stages.[4]
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