José Vicente García Acosta (born 4 August 1972 in San Sebastián) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rode his entire career for the team currently known as the Movistar Team. In his career, he won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a España and the Grand Prix Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano. He completed the Vuelta 14 times.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Vicente García Acosta |
| Nickname | Chente |
| Born | 4 August 1972 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1995–2011 | Banesto |
| Managerial team | |
| 2013– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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García Acosta retired after the 2011 season, having spent 17 years in the pro ranks with the same team, albeit racing under different sponsorship names.[1] After filling several different staff duties during the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España in 2012, Garcia Acosta was named Directeur Sportif ("Director Deportivo") of Movistar beginning in the 2013 season.[2][3]
Major results edit
- 1996
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra
- 1st Stage 6
- 1997
- 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1998
- 1st GP Eddy Merckx (with Abraham Olano)
- 4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 5th Overall Circuit Sarthe
- 10th Subida al Naranco
- 1999
- 6th LuK Challenge Chrono
- 7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2000
- 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
- 2002
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Tour of Luxembourg
- 2003
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 8th GP Pino Cerami
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 7th Clásica de Almería
- 2006
- 1st Stages 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Tour Méditerranéen
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 TTT Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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Did not Race | ||||||||||||||
 Tour de France
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DNF | DNF | 68 | 53 | DNF | 122 | 125 | 86 | 148 | 114 | 90 | 138 | – | – | – |
 Vuelta a España
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62 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 111 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 72 | 104 | 124 | 119 | 137 | 115 | DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Garcia Acosta Calls Time On Professional Career". Cyclingnews.com. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Chente y Laguía, nuevos directores del Movistar Team". Marca.com: online Spanish language newspaper. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Movistar Team Website – Staff". ABARCA www.movistarteam.com SPORTS, SL.
- ^ "José Vicente García". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "José Vicente García Acosta". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links edit
- José Vicente García at trap-friis.dk
- José Vicente García at UCI
- José Vicente García at Cycling Archives
- José Vicente García at ProCyclingStats
- José Vicente García at Cycling Quotient
- José Vicente García at CycleBase
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