Egoitz García
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Egoitz García Echeguibel |
| Born |
31 March 1986 Barakaldo, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 2009 |
ECP Andorra-Grandvalira |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 2012– |
Caja Rural Cofidis[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Corrèze (2012) | |
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Infobox last updated on 7 February 2014 | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Echeguibel.
Egoitz García Echeguibel (born 31 March 1986) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis.[2]
Born in Barakaldo, García has competed as a professional since the start of the 2010 season, riding as a member of the Caja Rural squad for two seasons before joining Cofidis for the 2012 season.[3] In August 2012, García took his first victory for the team, by winning the two-stage Paris–Corrèze race in France; having finished with the peloton in stage one, García finished second to FDJ-BigMat's Kenny Elissonde on the final stage, after the pair had broken away from the main field.[4]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 3rd National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Valladolid
- 2009
- 1st GP Macario
- 2010
- 7th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2011
- 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2012
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2013
- 3rd Circuito de Getxo
- 4th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 4th Trofeo Platja de Muro
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2014
- 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — |
 Tour |
— | 115 |
 Vuelta |
101 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Egoitz García firma con el Cofidis Francés para la próxima campaña" [Egoitz García signed with the French Cofidis team for next season]. Marca (in Spanish) (Unidad Editorial). 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Garcia wins Paris-Correze". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
- Cofidis profile
- Egoitz García profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
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