Eloy Teruel

Eloy Teruel

Teruel in 2008
Personal information
Full name Eloy Teruel Rovira
Born 20 November 1982
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team Jamis-Hagens Berman
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2005 Sotec-Murcia
2012 Mutua Levante-Cafemax
Professional team(s)
2006 3 Molinos Resort
2007 Grupo Nicolas Mateos
2008–2009 Contentpolis-Murcia
2013 Movistar Team
2014– Jamis-Hagens Berman
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Teruel and the second or maternal family name is Rovira.

Eloy Teruel Rovira (born 20 November 1982)[1] is a Spanish cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for Spain in the Men's Omnium.[2] He signed with the Movistar Team for the 2013 road season,[3] and joined Jamis-Hagens Berman for the 2014 season.[4] As a rider for the Jamis team at the prestigious Tour of California, Eloy gained widespread coverage for celebrating what he believed to be a victory in the 7th stage, a lap before the end of the race; he ended up 56th. [5]

References

  1. "Eloy Teruel Rovira". BBC Sport Olympics. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. "Eloy Teruel". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. "Movistar Team (MOV) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. "Jamis-Hagens Berman adds Teruel, Brenes". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. "Video: Cyclist embarrassed after celebrating stage win one lap too early". The Independent (Independent Print Limited). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.