Rubén Plaza Molina is a Spanish

Spain

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 professional road bicycle racer for . He turned professional in 2001 with , before moving to Comunidad Valenciana. Here he enjoyed his greatest success, with a stage win and a top 5 overall placing in the 2005 Vuelta a España, in what is to date his only appearance in one of cycling's Grand Tours.

In 2006 he was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping scandal, but was later acquitted of any involvement. Nevertheless, after an abridged 2007 season with he spent 2008 and 2009 with smaller Continental level teams in Portugal

Portugal

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. Despite this, in 2009 he was able to take his second victory in the Spanish national championships, before finishing 4th overall in the 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 :...

, a result which was later upgraded to 3rd by the disqualification of his Liberty Seguros teammate Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Ribeiro

Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, he was the winner of the 2003 , he also placed first in the 2009 edition, however he was later disqualified due to testing positive for CERA in a doping test and was banned for two years.- References :...

 for a doping violation. The simultaneous positive tests of two of the team's other riders caused the team to disband, leaving Plaza without a ride for 2010. Despite being linked to the team, Plaza returned to Caisse d'Epargne, the signing made official in December 2009.

Palmares

1997

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships U19

2003

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships

Stage 5 Regio-Tour

Regio-Tour

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2004

Stage 5 Trofeú Joaquim Agostinho

Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

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2005

Stage 2 & Overall, GP Internacional Costa Azul

Stage 4 & Overall, 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 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....

4th UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial

5th Vuelta a España

1st Stage 20 (in Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares

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2nd Stage 9

5th Stage 17

2006

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:...

Stage 1 Trofeú 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 5 Vuelta Asturias

2007

Vuelta a la Rioja

Vuelta a La Rioja

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2008

Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

Prologue 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 :...

2009

1st Stage 4 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....

1st Spanish National Road Race Championships

3rd Overall 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 :...

1st Stage 6