José Luis Rubiera
José Luis Rubiera Vigil (born 27 January 1973 in Gijón) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for the UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | José Luis Rubiera Vigil |
| Nickname | Chechu |
| Born | January 27, 1973 Gijón, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995 | Artiach–Chiquilin |
| 1996–2000 | Kelme–Artiach |
| 2001–2007 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2008–2009 | Astana |
| 2010 | Team RadioShack |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Rubiera won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19. His climbing ability was instrumental in leading Lance Armstrong to five of his Tour de France victories, most famously leading Armstrong up the start of Alpe d'Huez in 2001. He earned an engineering degree in 2004, while balancing his race schedule and studies. He is very respected in the peloton and was elected as deputy to the cyclists' representative council of the UCI ProTour.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1997
- 10th Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 19
- 1999
- 1st Overall, Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st, Stage 3b (ITT)
- 6th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2000
- 1st, Subida al Naranco
- 8th Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 13
- 2001
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st, King of the Mountains
- 7th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 2003
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 2004
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 2nd, Châteauroux Classic
- 2005
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 3rd Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 2006
- 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 9th Overall, Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 8, Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2008
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a Murcia
- 2009
- 10th Overall, Tour of California
- 2010
- 10th Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 10 | 13 | DNF | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 39 | 15 | 44 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 38 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 91 | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | 26 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 80 | — | — | — | 85 | 22 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
- José Luis Rubiera at Cycling Archives
- José Luis Rubiera at ProCyclingStats
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