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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Vicente García Acosta |
| Nickname | Chente |
| Born | (1972-08-04) 4 August 1972 (age 52) San Sebastián, Spain |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1995–2011 | Banesto |
| Managerial team | |
| 2013– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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José Vicente García Acosta (born 4 August 1972 in San Sebastián) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rode his entire career for the team currently known as the Movistar Team. In his career, he won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a España and the Grand Prix Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano. He completed the Vuelta 14 times.
García Acosta retired after the 2011 season, having spent 17 years in the pro ranks with the same team, albeit racing under different sponsorship names. After filling several different staff duties during the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España in 2012, Garcia Acosta was named Directeur Sportif ("Director Deportivo") of Movistar beginning in the 2013 season.
Major results
Sources:
- 1996
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra
- 1st Stage 6
- 1997
- 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1998
- 1st GP Eddy Merckx (with Abraham Olano)
- 4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 5th Overall Circuit Sarthe
- 10th Subida al Naranco
- 1999
- 6th LuK Challenge Chrono
- 7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2000
- 1st Stage 13 Tour de France
- 2002
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Tour of Luxembourg
- 2003
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 8th GP Pino Cerami
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 7th Clásica de Almería
- 2006
- 1st Stages 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Tour Méditerranéen
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 TTT Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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Did not Race | ||||||||||||||
 Tour de France
|
DNF | DNF | 68 | 53 | DNF | 122 | 125 | 86 | 148 | 114 | 90 | 138 | – | – | – |
 Vuelta a España
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62 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 111 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 72 | 104 | 124 | 119 | 137 | 115 | DNF |
References
- "Garcia Acosta Calls Time On Professional Career". Cyclingnews.com. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Chente y Laguía, nuevos directores del Movistar Team". Marca.com: online Spanish language newspaper. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- "Movistar Team Website – Staff". ABARCA www.movistarteam.com SPORTS, SL.
- "José Vicente García". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "José Vicente García Acosta". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
- José Vicente García at trap-friis.dk
- José Vicente García at UCI
- José Vicente García at Cycling Archives (archived)
- José Vicente García at ProCyclingStats
- José Vicente García at Cycling Quotient
- José Vicente García at CycleBase
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