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Historic Overview José Vicente García Acosta

Rider

Overall Rank1309
NameJosé Vicente GARCÍA ACOSTA
Country
  Spain
Date of birth04-Aug-1972 - San Sebastián (Euskadi/País Vasco)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

José Vicente García Acosta

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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

2 4

Major Victories

Tour de France - stages 2000 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1997 (1), 2002 (1)
Vuelta a Burgos - stages 2003 (1)
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Seasons

José Vicente García Acosta - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1994 Banesto 0 1477
2. 1995 Banesto 0 1381
3. 1996 Banesto 27 673
4. 1997 Banesto 366 163
5. 1998 Banesto 479 124
6. 1999 Banesto 318 198
7. 2000 Banesto 408 180
8. 2001 iBanesto.com 140 409
9. 2002 iBanesto.com 425 166
10. 2003 iBanesto.com 301 245
11. 2004 Illes Balears - Banesto 393 184
12. 2005 Illes Balears - Caisse d'Epargne 242 265
13. 2006 Caisse d'Epargne - Illes Baleares 401 165
14. 2007 Caisse d'Epargne 97 510
15. 2008 Caisse d'Epargne 220 314
16. 2009 Caisse d'Epargne 233 280
17. 2010 Caisse d'Epargne 72 617
18. 2011 Movistar Team 74 638
Overall: 4196 1309