Aitor González

Aitor González

Personal information
Full name	Aitor González Jiménez
Nickname	Terminaitor
Born	(1975-02-27) 27 February 1975 Zumárraga, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional team(s)
1998	Avianca-Telecom
1999-2002	Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003-2004	Fassa Bortolo
2005	Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España General classification (2002) 3 stages Giro d'Italia 3 stages Tour de France 1 stage Stage Races Tour de Suisse General classification (2005)

Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975 in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998 with Avianca-Telecom; his last team was Euskaltel-Euskadi. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with Kelme after attacking his teammate leading the race. He won the 2005 Tour de Suisse. He also won three stages of the 2002 Vuelta a España, two of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, one of the 2003 Giro d'Italia and one of the 2004 Tour de France. He retired in 2006 after being implicated in the Operacion Puerto doping affair.^[1]

Career achievements

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Giro d'Italia	—	6	19	—	DNF
Tour de France	DNF	—	DNF	45	—
Vuelta a España	—	1	DNF	DNF	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

• Spanish fanpage
• Aitor González at Cycling Archives