Aitor González
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Aitor González Jiménez |
Nickname | Terminaitor |
Born |
Zumárraga, Spain | 27 February 1975
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 | |
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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
Major results
- 2000
- 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin
- 2001
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Murcia - 1st Stage 5
- 2002
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a España - 1st Stages 8, 10 & 21
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 8 & 19
- 1st ACP criterium
- 2003
- 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
- 2004
- 1st Stage 14 Tour de France
- 2005
- 1st
Overall Tour de Suisse - 1st Stage 9
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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— | 6 | 19 | — | DNF | |
DNF | — | DNF | 45 | — | |
— | 1 | DNF | DNF | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
See also
References
- ↑ "Aitor González remarks on Fuentes". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
External links
- Spanish fanpage
- Aitor González at Cycling Archives
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