José Ángel Gómez Marchante
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José Ángel Gómez Marchante (born May 30, 1980 in San Sebastián de los Reyes
, Madrid) is a Spanish
road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . His career highlight to date is his win in 2006 Vuelta al País Vasco, in which he took victory in the time trial
on the final stage to clinch the general classification
.
In 2004, while riding for the Costa de Almería-Paternina team, he finished eighth on the general classification in the Vuelta a España
.
In the 2005 Dauphiné Libéré, he finished second behind Alexandre Vinokourov on the stage to Mont Ventoux
, and managed seventh in the general classification.
2004 – Costa de Almería-Paternina
2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
San Sebastián de los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes is a municipality in the Community of Madrid in Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located 20 km north of Madrid. The city is twinned with Baunatal in Germany. It is geographically joined with neighboring Alcobendas and they share a common RENFE commuter line to Madrid Atocha...
, Madrid) is a Spanish
Spain
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road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . His career highlight to date is his win in 2006 Vuelta al País Vasco, in which he took victory in the time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
on the final stage to clinch the general classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...
.
In 2004, while riding for the Costa de Almería-Paternina team, he finished eighth on the general classification in the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
.
In the 2005 Dauphiné Libéré, he finished second behind Alexandre Vinokourov on the stage to Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald...
, and managed seventh in the general classification.
Major achievements
2003- Circuito Montañés stage 5b
2004 – Costa de Almería-Paternina
- GP CTT Correios de Portugal stage 2
2005 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
2006 – Saunier Duval-Prodir
- Vuelta al País Vasco overall and stage 6
2007 – Saunier Duval-Prodir