Constantino Zaballa
Constantino Zaballa Gutiérrez (born May 15, 1978 in La Hayuela ) is a former Spanish cyclist .
Career
Zaballa became a professional at Kelme-Costa Blanca in 2001 and won a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir and the Tour of Portugal . In 2004 he moved to Saunier Duval-Prodir and won the 19th stage of the Vuelta a España . His most successful season was 2005 when he finished third at Paris-Nice and won the Clásica San Sebastián ProTour race . Among the other major successes of his career were the overall victories of the Euskal Bizikleta 2007 and the Vuelta a Asturias 2010. He contested and finished all three Grand Tours , his best placement was 27th at the 2003 Giro d'Italia . After the end of the 2014 season, he ended his active career.
Zaballa is accused of being involved in the Fuentes doping scandal . In March 2012, he was banned for nine months for testing positive for ephedrine .
successes
Street
- 2004
- a stage Vuelta a España
- 2005
- 2007
- Overall ranking and a stage in Euskal Bizikleta
- 2008
- one stage Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 2009
-
Spanish road championship
- 2010
- Overall ranking and a stage Vuelta a Asturias
- 2011
- a stage Vuelta a Asturias
- 2013
- Overall ranking and one stage of the Tour de Tipaza
- Destination Thy
Cyclocross
- 2008/2009
- VI Ciclocross de Medina de Pomar, Medina de Pomar
-
Spanish Cross Championship
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
- | 27 | - | - |
 Tour de France
|
116 | - | - | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
|
- | 30th | 30th | 58 |
Teams
- 2001 Kelme-Costa Blanca
- 2002 Kelme-Costa Blanca
- 2003 Kelme-Costa Blanca
- 2004 Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 2005 Saunier Duval-Prodir
- 2006 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
- 2007 Caisse d'Epargne
- 2008 LA-MSS
- 2009 LA-Rota dos Móveis
- 2010 Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
- 2011 Miche-Guerciotti
- 2013 Christina Watches-Onfone
- 2014 Christina Watches-Onfone
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Fuentes drivers" dominate Euskal Bizikleta. radsport-news.com, June 10, 2007, accessed December 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Zaballa makes a comeback at Christina Watches after the doping ban. radsport-news.com, November 1, 2012, accessed December 29, 2014 .
Web links
- Constantino Zaballa in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zaballa, Constantino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zaballa Gutierrez, Constantino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Hayuela |