Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | KGZ (2007–2008) XGZ (2009) XAC (2010) | |
| Registered | Spain | |
| Founded | 2007 | |
| Disbanded | 2010 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | Professional Continental | |
| Bicycles | BH Orbea | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Rodrigo Rodríguez | |
| Team name history | ||
2006–2007 2007–2008 2009–2010 | Fundación Ciclismo Galego Karpin-Galicia Xacobeo Galicia | |
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The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 and 2008.
It disappeared in 2010 following the withdrawal of the Xunta de Galicia as sponsors.
History
editIn 2006, the Galician regional government, the Xunta de Galicia, proposed the creation of a Galician professional cycling team in an attempt to emulate the success the Basque government-sponsored Euskaltel–Euskadi team.
The project received not only the economic support of the Xunta but that of the former Russian international footballer Valery Karpin, who following his retirement had set up Valery Karpin, S.L., a property company in the region.
On August 26, 2008, with the acquisition of a new sponsor the team changed its name from Karpin Galicia to Xacobeo Galicia.
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Karpin Galicia (2007–2008) -
Xacobeo Galicia (2010)
Wins
edit2007
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 1st Stage 2 GP Torres Vedras
- 1st Stage 6 & 9 Volta a Portugal
2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
2009
- 1st Stage 2 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 4 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
2010
- 1st Circuito de Getxo
- 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España
Former riders
editAs of July 20, 2010.[1]
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References
edit- ^ "XACOBEO GALICIA (KGZ) – ESP Riders". ucieuropetour.com. UCI. Retrieved 2010-02-06.