Comunidad Valenciana (cycling team)
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History

In 1979, Kelme
Kelme (company)
Kelme is a Spanish firm that creates sport shoes. It was founded in 1977 by Diego and José Quiles and mainly produces footwear and apparel for football and running....

 sponsored the mountains classification in the Vuelta a España
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España
The mountains classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España. For this classification, points are given to the cyclists who cross the mountain peaks first. The classification was established in 1935, when it was won by Italian Edoardo Molinar, and until...

. The owners of Kelme were not satisfied with the publicity that this gave, so they decided to sponsor a cycling team instead.

The Kelme team was formed from another Spanish cycling team, named Transmallorca in 1980. From 2004 cycling season Valencian government took the main sponsorship, Kelme becoming co-sponsor, finally dropping from the team at the end of the year. Despite this, team kept on running, but its days were numbered when on 20 August 2006, because of doping allegations on Operacion Puerto, Valencian government dropped its sponsorship. This was to become the last year for the oldest team in the peloton. The last couple of years, it was managed by Vicente Belda
Vicente Belda
-External links:...

, former cyclist who was riding for the team from 1980 to 1988. Famous former riders included Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...

, Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras
Roberto Heras Hernández is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the Vuelta a España a record-tying three times. He broke the record with a fourth win in 2005, but was disqualified for taking EPO. In June 2011, Heras successfully appealed the disqualification in the civil court...

, Aitor González
Aitor González
Aitor González Jiménez is a former Spanish road bicycle racer who raced as a professional from 1998 to 2005. He turned professional in 1998 with Avianca-Telecom; his last was Euskaltel-Euskadi. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with Kelme after attacking his teammate leading the race. He won and the...

, Oscar Sevilla
Oscar Sevilla
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times...

, Ángel Casero
Angel Casero
Ángel Luis Casero Moreno is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005....

 and Fernando Escartín
Fernando Escartín
Fernando Escartín Coti is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. He won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France.He was born in Biescas, Aragon.- Major achievements :Tour de France record* 1992: 45th overall...

. Team's major results include wins in the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

 2 times: in 2000 by Roberto Heras and Aitor González back in 2002.

Doping Controversy

In March 2004 in an exclusive interview with the Spanish newspaper As, the former Kelme cyclist Jesús Manzano
Jesús Manzano
Jesús María Manzano Ruano is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He is famous as the whistleblower of systematic doping within his cycling team and his statements led the Guardia Civil to conduct the Operación Puerto investigation around the sport doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.-Cycling...

 exposed the systematic doping in the team. During the interview he detailed blood doping
Blood doping
Blood doping is the practice of boosting the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream in order to enhance athletic performance. Because such blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, a higher concentration in the blood can improve an athlete’s aerobic capacity and...

 as well as the various performance enhancing drugs he used while on the team. Immediately the Kelme team denied the allegations and Jean-Marie Leblanc
Jean-Marie Leblanc
Jean-Marie Leblanc is a French retired professional road bicycle racer who was general director of the Tour de France from 1989 to 2005, when he reached pensionable age and was succeeded by Christian Prudhomme.He became a professional in 1966 and rode until 1971...

 the director of the Tour de France was also sceptical about the allegations. After more detailed revelations, the Kelme team who had been invited to the 2004 Tour de France
2004 Tour de France
The 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3391 km.Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France. Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and...

 had their invite withdrawn.

The subsequent investigation into his doping activities and the allegations he made led to the questioning of several members of the Kelme team in April 2004. These included Eufemiano Fuentes
Eufemiano Fuentes
Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes is a Spanish sports doctor best known for being implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case.Fuentes was once an athlete. He then became the team doctor of Team ONCE, Amaya and the Kelme. The former Kelme rider Jesús Manzano accused Fuentes of being involved with doping....

 who was at that time the current Kelme team doctor, Walter Virú the team doctor before Fuentes, and Alfredo Córdova who was working for Liberty Seguros but was involved with Kelme in 2003. An investigation began into the practises of Fuentes in early 2006 by Central Operating Unit, the anti-drug trafficking arm of the Spanish Guardia Civil
Civil Guard (Spain)
The Civil Guard is the Spanish gendarmerie. It has foreign peace-keeping missions and maintains military status and is the equivalent of a federal military-status police force. As a police force, the Guardia Civil is comparable today to the French Gendarmerie, the Italian Carabinieri and the...

. In May 2006, several arrests were made. Manzano's statements had led directly to the development of this investigation.
In June 2007 Manzano claimed that Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...

 doped with testosterone during the 2002 Vuelta a España
2002 Vuelta a España
The 57th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 7 to September 29, 2002...

.

Major results

1980
  • Circuito de Getxo
    Circuito de Getxo
    The Circuito de Getxo is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

     (ESP), Felipe Yanez de la Torre
  • GP Llodio (ESP), Felipe Yanez de la Torre
  • Stage 6, Vuelta a Cantabria (ESP), Francisco Ramon Albelda

1981
  • Stage 11 Vuelta a España (ESP), Jésus Suarez
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Juan Fernandez
  • Memoria Santi Andia(ESP), Jésus Suarez
  • 1st, 2 stages Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in April each year. The event was first run in 1939 but has not been held consistently, being cancelled in 2006 and 2007...

  • Stage 2, Vuelta Asturias (ESP), Jésus Suarez
  • Stage 5, Vuelta a Cantabria (ESP), Jésus Suarez
  • Stage 1, Deutschland Tour
    Deutschland Tour
    The Deutschland Tour was the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI ProTour and has been moved to August...

     (GER), Juan Fernandez

1982
  • Stage 7, Vuelta a España (ESP), Enrique Martinez
    Enrique Martínez Heredia
    Enrique Martínez Heredia is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He won the Maillot blanc in the 1976 Tour de France. As an amateur he won the Tour de l'Avenir. He also won the Volta a Catalunya in 1976 and the Spanish National Road Race Championship in 1978.-External links:*...

  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Jesus Delgado
    Jesús Delgado
    Jesús Andres Delgado Corrales is a Major League Baseball pitcher who iplays for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He made his debut September 17, , for the Florida Marlins against the Houston Astros.He graduated from U.E...

  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
    Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
    Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama is a professional cycle road race held in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain in late August each year. The event was first run in 1978 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour-Winners:...

     (ESP), Vicente Belda
    Vicente Belda
    -External links:...

  • Overall and 1 stage, Vuelta Asturias
  • Overall and prologue, Costa del Azahar
    Costa del Azahar
    Costa del Azahar or Costa dels Tarongers is the name for the coast of the province of Castellón in Spain, from Vinaròs to Almenara.Towns on the Costa del Azahar include Peníscola, Benicàssim and Castelló de la Plana....

  • Madrid six days
  • Stage 4, Vuelta al País Vasco

1983
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Jesus Delgado
  • Subida al Naranco
    Subida al Naranco
    Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

     (ESP), Vicente Belda
  • Alqueiras (ESP), Francisco Ramon Albelda
  • Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia - Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

     (ESP), José Recio
    José Recio
    José Recio Ariza is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won five stages at Vuelta a España and several Spanish stage races like Volta a Catalunya, Setmana Catalana and Vuelta a Burgos.-External links:...

  • Stage 3, Vuelta a la Rioja
    Vuelta a La Rioja
    The Vuelta a La Rioja is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:...

     (ESP), Miguel Guerrero
    Miguel Guerrero
    Miguel Guerrero is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also played for América de Cali.-External links:*...


1984
  • Subida Urkiola (ESP), Vicente Belda
  • Subida al Naranco (ESP), Vicente Belda
  • Stage 6 part b, Vuelta Asturias (ESP), Miguel Angel Guerrero

1985
  • Overall, Vuelta a Murcia
    Vuelta a Murcia
    The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The race consists of a men's competition over five stages and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs....

     (ESP), José Recio
  • Subida al Naranco (ESP), José-Alirio Chizabas
  • Circuito de Getxo (ESP), Antonio Esparza
  • Bages
    Bages
    Bages is a comarca in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener...

     (ESP), Miguel Angel Guerrero
  • Segovia
    Segovia
    Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...

     (ESP), Miguel Angel Guerrero

1986
  • Subida Urkiola (ESP), Oscar J. Vargas

1987
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Juan Martinéz
    Juan Martínez
    Juan Martínez Brito is a retired discus thrower from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best is 70.00 metres, thrown on May 21, 1983 in Havana, Cuba....


1988
  • Stage 4, Setmana Catalana (ESP), Jaime Vilamajo

1989
  • Stage 3, Vuelta a Murcia (ESP), Juan Martinéz

1990
  • Mountains classification, 1990 Vuelta a España
    1990 Vuelta a España
    The 45th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 24 to May 15, 1990. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3711 km, and was won by Marco Giovannetti of the Seur cycling team.Defending champion Pedro Delgado was the...


1991
  • Stage 2, Vuelta a los valles Mineros

1992
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Francisco Cabello
    Francisco Cabello
    Francisco Cabello Luque was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1990 to 2006.- Palmarès :19921994...

  • GP Llodio (ESP), Ángel Edo
    Ángel Edo
    Ángel Edo Alsina is a professional road racing cyclist since 1992, currently riding for Vitoria-ASC.-External links:...

  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama (ESP), Oswaldo Mora Road Race championship
  • Stage 6, Criterium du Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1993 Road Race championship
  • Trofeo Mallorca (ESP), Asiat Saitov

1994
  • Overall, Challenge Mallorca (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Trofeo Masferrer (ESP), Ángel Edo
  • Trofeo Soller (ESP), Ángel Edo
  • GP Llodio (ESP), Asiat Saitov
  • Stage 1, Vuelta a Andalucía
    Vuelta a Andalucía
    The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....

     Vuelta a Andalucía
    Vuelta a Andalucía
    The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....

     (ESP), Ángel Edo
  • Stage 4, Route du Sud
    Route du Sud
    The Route du Sud is a road bicycle race held annually in Southern France. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

     (FRA), Asiat Saitov

1995
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Ignacio Garcia Camacho
  • Overall and 3 stages, Vuelta a Colombia
    Vuelta a Colombia
    The Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...

  • Stage 3, Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) (ESP), Francisco Cabello

1996
  • Overall, Challenge Mallorca (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Trofeo Soller (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama (ESP), Fernando Escartín
  • Stage 13, Vuelta a Colombia (COL), Julio Cabrera
  • Stage 3, Vuelta a Castilla y León
    Vuelta a Castilla y León
    The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

     (ESP), Mariano Moreda
  • Stage 2, Vuelta Asturias (ESP), Mariano Moreda

1997
  • Stage 12, Vuelta a España (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Overall and 1 stage, Setmana Catalana
  • Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community , Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the spring classics or the grand tours which take place later in the season.No editions of the race have been...

     (ESP), Juan Carlos Domínguez
  • Overall and 2 stages, Vuelta a Murcia
  • Overall and 1 stage, Volta a Catalunya
  • Subida al Naranco (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Stage 2, Vuelta Asturias (ESP), Fernando Escartín

1998
  • 2nd overall, Vuelta a España (ESP), Fernando Escartín
  • Klasika Primavera
    Klasika Primavera
    The Klasika Primavera is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Amorebieta, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

     (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Subida al Naranco (ESP), José-Luis Rubiera
  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama (ESP), Marcos Serrano
  • Stage 8, Volta a Catalunya (ESP), Fernando Escartín
  • Stage 1, Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in April each year. The event was first run in 1939 but has not been held consistently, being cancelled in 2006 and 2007...

     (ESP), Fernando Escartín

1999
  • 3rd overall and 1 stage, Tour de France
    Tour de France
    The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

    , Fernando Escartín
  • 3rd overall, Vuelta a España (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Overall and 1 stage, Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol)
  • Klasika Primavera (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Trofeo Calvia (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Castillon-la-Bataille
    Castillon-la-Bataille
    Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.This area was the site of the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the Battle of Castillon fought July 17, 1453....

     (FRA), Fernando Escartín
  • Stage 5, Paris–Nice (FRA), Santiago Botero
  • Stage 4, Tour de Romandie
    Tour de Romandie
    The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....

     (SUI), Oscar Sevilla
  • 1st, 2 stages Euskal Bizikleta
    Euskal Bizikleta
    Euskal Bizikleta is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....

  • 1st, 2 stages, Vuelta a Murcia
  • 1st, 2 stages, Vuelta Asturias
  • Stage 4, Vuelta a Aragón (ESP), Eduardo Hernandez
    Eduardo Hernandez
    Eduardo Hernandez is the trombone player and a backup vocalist for the ska punk band Mad Caddies. He was raised in Whittier, California.-External links:*...

  • Stage 6, Volta a Catalunya (ESP), Roberto Heras

2000
  • Overall and 2 stages, 2000 Vuelta a España
    2000 Vuelta a España
    The 55th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km, and was won by Roberto Heras of the cycling team.-External links:**...

  • 1st, 2 stages and Mountains Classification 2000 Tour de France
    2000 Tour de France
    The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23, 2000. It was won by American cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Tour started with an individual time trial in Futuroscope and ended traditionally in Paris. The distance travelled was 3662.5 km...

  • Stage 13, Giro d'Italia
    Giro d'Italia
    The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

     (ITA), José-Luis Rubiera
  • Overall, Challenge Mallorca (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Trofeo Antratx (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Clásica de Almería
    Clásica de Almería
    The Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...

     (ESP), Isaac Gálvez
    Isaac Gálvez
    Isaac Gálvez López was a Spanish track and road racing cyclist who rode for Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears in the UCI ProTour. He died during the Six Days of Ghent cycling event in Belgium after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and crashing against the railing. He died from internal bleeding...

  • Six Jours de Grenoble (FRA), Isaac Gálvez
  • Critérium Foral de Navarra (ESP), Roberto Heras
  • Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia - Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

     (ESP), Javier Otxoa
  • Subida al Naranco (ESP), José-Luis Rubiera
  • Memorial Manuel Galera (ESP), Oscar Sevilla
  • Trofeo Luis Ocana (ESP), Oscar Sevilla
  • Stage 2, Vuelta a Murcia (ESP), Francisco Cabello
  • Stage 3, Tour du Limousin
    Tour du Limousin
    Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC event. Between 1968 and 1974 it was an amateur race.-Winners:-External links:* *...

     (FRA), Aitor Gonzalez
  • Stage 4, Tour du Limousin (FRA), Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...

  • Stage 2, Volta ao Algarve (POR), Aitor Gonzalez
  • 1st, 2 stages, Vuelta a la Communidad Valenciana

2001
  • 1st, 1 stage and Young rider classification Tour de France
  • 1st, overall and 2 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama (ESP) (Santiago Botero Echeverry)
  • Clasica de Sabiñanigo (Angel Vicioso Arcos)
  • GP Miguel Indurain (Angel Vicioso Arcos)
  • GP Llodio (ESP) (Juan José De Los Angeles Segui)
  • 1st, 2 stages Tour de l'Avenir
    Tour de l'Avenir
    Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

  • Stage 2 GP Mosqueteiros - Rota do Marquês (POR), Marina Grande (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo (POR), Grandola (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo (POR), Alandroal (Angel Vicioso Arcos)
  • Stage 1 part b Vuelta a Castilla y León (ESP), El Espinar (Javier Pascual Llorente)
  • Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León (ESP), Alto del Redondal (Javier Pascual Llorente)
  • Stage 1 Volta a Portugal (POR), Odivelas (Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez)
  • Stage 6 Circuito Montañés (ESP), Torrelavega (Eligio Requeio Dominguez)

2002
  • 1st, 2 stages and 4th overall 2002 Tour de France
    2002 Tour de France
    The 2002 Tour de France started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. France was visited counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees were there before the Alps...

     (Santiago Botero
    Santiago Botero
    Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...

    )
  • 1st, 2 stages Giro d'Italia
  • 1st overall 2002 Vuelta a España
    2002 Vuelta a España
    The 57th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 7 to September 29, 2002...

    Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez World Time Trial championships (Botero)
  • 1st overall Challenge Mallorca (ESP) (Francisco Cabello)
  • Trofeo Mallorca (ESP) (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • Valencia (ESP) (Oscar Sevilla Ribera)
  • GP Miguel Indurain (ESP) (Angel Vicioso Arcos)
  • Klasika Primavera (ESP) (Angel Vicioso Arcos)
  • Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (FRA), Pierrelatte (Santiago Botero Echeverry)
  • Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (FRA), Genève (José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluña)
  • Trofeo de Palma (ESP), Palma (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • Classique des Alpes (FRA) (Santiago Botero Echeverry)
  • Profronde van Pijnacker (NED) (Santiago Botero Echeverry)
  • Profronde van Surhuisterveen (NED) (Santiago Botero Echeverry)
  • Stage 7 Volta a Portugal (POR), Alcobaça (David Muñoz Bañón)
  • Stage 8 Volta a Portugal (POR), Castelo Branco (Alexis Rodriguez Hernandez)

2003
  • 1st 2 stages, Combination classification and 3rd overall 2003 Vuelta a España
    2003 Vuelta a España
    The 58th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 6 to September 28, 2003...

  • 1st overall Challenge Mallorca (ESP) (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Trofeo Mallorca (ESP), Palma (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • 1st overall and 2 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (ESP) (Javier Pascual Llorente)
  • Criterium Valencia (ESP) (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia (ESP) (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Circuito de Getxo (ESP) (Roberto Lozano Montero)
  • Trofeo Alcudia (ESP), Porto Cristo (Isaac Gálvez Lopez)
  • Stage 4 part a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho (POR), Ribemar (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Stage 5 part a Troféu Joaquim Agostinho (POR), Ribemar (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) (ESP), Altro Ntra. Sra.de Araceli (Lucena) (Javier Pascual Llorente)
  • Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya (ESP), Llivia (Jesus Maria Manzano Ruano)
  • Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a Aragón (ESP), Illueca (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)
  • Stage 3 Vuelta al País Vasco (ESP), Vitoria (Alejandro Valverde Belmonte)

2004
  • 1st, 4 stages and 3rd overall 2004 Vuelta a España
    2004 Vuelta a España
    The 59th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 4 to September 26, 2004...

  • 1st overall and 2 stages, Vuelta Ciclista a la Communidad Valenciana
  • 1st overall Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (ESP)
  • 1st overall and 3 stages Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos
  • 1st overall and 2 stages GP Estremadura - RTP
  • Trofeo Manacor
  • Klasika Primavera
    Klasika Primavera
    The Klasika Primavera is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Amorebieta, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

  • 1st, 2 stages Vuelta al País Vasco
  • 1st, 3 stages Vuelta a Castilla y León
    Vuelta a Castilla y León
    The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

  • Stage 5 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...

  • Stage 4 part a Vuelta de la Paz
  • Stage 4 Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL), Circuit Fusagasuga (Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto)
  • 1st, 2 stages Volta a Portugal
    Volta a Portugal
    The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...


2005
  • 1st, 3 stages 2005 Vuelta a España
  • 1st overall and 1 stage Vuelta a Andalucía
    Vuelta a Andalucía
    The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....

  • 1st overall Vuelta Ciclista Asturias
  • Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia - Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

  • 1st overall and 2 stages Vuelta a Castilla y León
    Vuelta a Castilla y León
    The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

  • 1st overall and 1 stage Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
  • 1st overall and 1 stage Euskal Bizikleta
    Euskal Bizikleta
    Euskal Bizikleta is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....

  • Mountains classification Vuelta al País Vasco
  • GP Miguel Indurain
    GP Miguel Indurain
    The Grand Prix Miguel Indurain is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after the Spanish cyclist in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was...

  • 1st overall and 1 stage GP Internacional Costa Azul
  • 1st overall and 1 stage Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón
    Vuelta a Aragón is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in April each year. The event was first run in 1939 but has not been held consistently, being cancelled in 2006 and 2007...

  • Stage 8 Volta a Portugal
    Volta a Portugal
    The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

  • Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia

2006
  • 1st overall Challenge Mallorca
  • 1st overall and 2 stages, Volta a Portugal
    Volta a Portugal
    The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

  • Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
    Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
    Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama is a professional cycle road race held in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain in late August each year. The event was first run in 1978 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour-Winners:...

  • 1st, 2 stages Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...

  • Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía
    Vuelta a Andalucía
    The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....

  • Stage 3 Giro del Trentino
    Giro del Trentino
    The Giro del Trentino is an Italian cycle road race. It is run typically mid-to-late April over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy....

  • Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista Asturias
  • Trofeo Pollença


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