Omar Fraile

Omar Fraile Matarranza (born 17 July 1990)[4] is a Spanish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana–Premier Tech.[5] He is a winner of stages in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and has twice won the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fraile and the second or maternal family name is Matarranza.

Omar Fraile
Omar Fraile in 2015
Personal information
Full nameOmar Fraile Matarranza
Born (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990
Santurtzi, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamAstana–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
Professional teams
2012Orbea
2013–2015Caja Rural
2016–2017Team Dimension Data
2018–Astana[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2018)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2017)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2015, 2016)
1 TTT stage (2019)

Career

Caja Rural (2013–2015)

He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. On 26 April 2015, Fraile won the Giro dell'Appennino from a small group of riders, outsprinting Stefano Pirazzi and Damiano Cunego.[6] The victory at Giro dell'Appennino was Omar's first professional victory. Later that year, Fraile won Stage 4 at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque. He rode in the 2015 Vuelta a España where he won the mountains classification,[7] by making well-timed breakaways in order to gain points for the classification.[8]

2016

Subsequently, Team Dimension Data announced that Fraile would join them for the 2016 season.[9] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[10] but abandoned the race on Stage 5.[11] However, before abandoning, Fraile managed to wear the Mountains Jersey on stage 3 after collecting enough points on stage 2. Fraile then won the Mountains classification at the Vuelta a Burgos. He then rode the Vuelta a España where he won the Mountains classification once again.[12]

2017

One week before riding the Giro d'Italia, Fraile finished 2nd on the final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, and therefore 2nd in the general classification. On stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia, Fraile made the breakaway and ended up winning the stage in a sprint between his breakaway companions.[13] He also managed to pick up points for the Mountains classification which made him wear the Mountains Jersey for 2 days, after eventually losing it later in the race.

2018

At the Paris-Nice, Fraile finished 2nd on the final stage behind David de la Cruz in the sprint.[14] However a month later he took revenge by winning stage 5 at the Tour of the Basque Country.[15] At the end of April, Fraile won the bunch sprint on stage 1 at the Tour de Romandie.[16] Fraile finished 3rd at Spanish National Road Race Championships.[17]

In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[18] He went on to win stage 14 of the race.[19] Fraile was placed 57th on the final general classification of the Tour de France 2018.[20]

On 4 August 2018, Fraile competed in Clásica de San Sebastián and was placed 24th; 52 seconds behind winner Julian Alaphilippe.[21]

Major results
2013
10th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
2015
Vuelta a España
1st Mountains classification
Combativity award Stages 3 & 9
1st Mountains classification Tour of the Basque Country
1st Giro dell'Appennino
1st Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk
4th Classic Loire Atlantique
10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
2016
Vuelta a España
1st Mountains classification
Combativity award Stage 6
1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Burgos
7th Gran Premio di Lugano
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stage 2
2017
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 11
Held after Stages 12–13
2nd Overall Tour de Yorkshire
Combativity award Stage 12 Vuelta a España
2018
1st Stage 14 Tour de France
1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 17 Vuelta a España
2019
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
2020
1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — DNF 65 — — —
Tour de France — — — 57 71 60
Vuelta a España 88 69 DNF 63 79 64
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Astana – Pro Team". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Omar Fraile Matarranza". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "Fraile wins Giro dell'Appennino". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. Puddicome, Stephen (13 September 2015). "Five talking points from stage 21 of the Vuelta a España". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. O'Shea, Sadhbh (1 October 2015). "Haas and Fraile sign for Dimension Data". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. "Fraile abandons Giro, Sbaragli 11th". SuperSport. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  12. "Vuelta a Espana #21: Omar Fraile crowned King of the Mountains". Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  13. "Fraile clinches Dimension Data's first Giro d'Italia stage win with long break | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  14. "Paris-Nice, stage 8: De la Cruz takes stage, Soler steals overall win | VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  15. "Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 5: Fraile wins seven-up sprint, Roglic cements lead". Cyclingstage.com. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  16. "Tour of Romandie: Astana's Omar Fraile wins first stage of Tour of Romandie". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  17. "Results at the spanish road championship 2018". Cyclingnews. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  18. "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  19. "Tour de France 2018: Omar Fraile claims victory on stage 14 of Tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  20. "Cyclingnews Results Stage 21". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  21. "Union Cycliste Internationale, Road, Results". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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