 Egoitz García (2014). | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Egoitz García Echeguibel |
| Born | (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 38) Barakaldo, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | ECP |
| 2009 | Andorra–Grandvalira |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2011 | Caja Rural |
| 2012–2014 | Cofidis |
| 2015 | Murias Taldea |
| 2016 | Al Marakeb Cycling Team |
| 2017 | Equipo Bolivia |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Corrèze (2012) | |
Egoitz García Echeguibel (born 31 March 1986) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Continental team Equipo Bolivia. He formerly rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis.
Born in Barakaldo, García has competed as a professional since the start of the 2010 season, riding as a member of the Caja Rural squad for two seasons before joining Cofidis for the 2012 season. In August 2012, García took his first victory for the team, by winning the two-stage Paris–Corrèze race in France; having finished with the peloton in stage one, García finished second to FDJ–BigMat's Kenny Elissonde on the final stage, after the pair had broken away from the main field. In December 2014 it was announced that García would join the new Basque-based Murias Taldea team for 2015.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2004
- 3rd National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Valladolid
- 2009
- 1st GP Macario
- 2010
- 7th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2011
- 7th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 8th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2012
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2013
- 3rd Circuito de Getxo
- 4th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 4th Trofeo Platja de Muro
- 7th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2014
- 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2015
- 7th National Road Race Championships
- 9th Circuito de Getxo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | 115 |
 Vuelta a España
|
101 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Cofidis, Solutions Credits (COF) - FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Egoitz García firma con el Cofidis Francés para la próxima campaña" [Egoitz García signed with the French Cofidis team for next season]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Garcia wins Paris-Correze". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- Windsor, Richard (1 December 2014). "New Pro Continental team hopes to replace Euskaltel-Euskadi as the 'model for Basque cycling'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
External links
- Cofidis profile
- Egoitz García at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cycling Quotient profile
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