 Ventoso at the 2019 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi |
| Nickname | Fran |
| Born | (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 42) Reinosa, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2007 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2008 | Andalucía–Cajasur |
| 2009–2010 | Carmiooro A Style |
| 2011–2016 | Movistar Team |
| 2017–2020 | BMC Racing Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Saunier Duval–Prodir, Andalucía–Cajasur, Carmiooro NGC, Movistar Team and CCC Team squads.
Career
Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint. On the back his victory in the one-day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong.
Major results
- 2004
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
- 2005
- 4th Trofeo Luis Puig
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
- 2007
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 1
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Overall Tour of Hainan
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2010
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2011
- Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2012
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2013
- 5th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 6th Clásica de Almería
- 8th GP Ouest–France
- 2014
- 2nd Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
- 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 4th Clásica de Almería
- 8th Trofeo Ses Salines
- 2017
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 92 | 66 | 125 | — | — | 94 | 89 | 87 | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | 78 | DNF | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 / Vuelta a España
|
93 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 92 | 111 | 97 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Mosquera waits on future; Ventoso to Movistar; Vogondy to Cofidis". Velonews. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- Vallone, Nicolò (24 December 2020). "CCC, ecco come si sono accasati i 27 corridori" [CCC, here's where the 27 riders ended up]. Tuttobici (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- Fletcher, Patrick (10 January 2021). "Ventoso calls time on 17-year career". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Parijs-Brusssel - Paris-Bruxelles 2010: Results Results | Cyclingnews.com". www.cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
- Barry Ryan (16 September 2010). "Spanish Team For World Championships Announced". Cyclingnews.com.
External links
Media related to Francisco Ventoso at Wikimedia Commons
- Francisco Ventoso on Twitter
- Official profile at Movistar Team
- Francisco Ventoso at ProCyclingStats
- Francisco Ventoso at Cycling Archives (archived)