Benjamin Noval

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Benjamin Noval Road cycling
Benjamín Noval at the Tour de Romandie 2011
Benjamín Noval at the Tour de Romandie 2011
To person
Full name Benjamin Noval González
Date of birth January 23, 1979
nation SpainSpain Spain
discipline Street
Driver type helper
To the team
Current team End of career
function driver
Team (s)
2001–2003
2004–2007
2008–2010
2011–2013 		Relax-Fuenlabrada
Discovery Channel
Astana
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Last updated: November 14, 2015

Benjamín Noval González (born January 23, 1979 in Mieres , Asturias ) is a former Spanish cyclist .

Career

Noval became a professional at Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada in 2001 . In the three years he drove for the team, he achieved some good results. He finished sixth and ninth in the Tour of Catalonia , twelfth in the Tour of the Basque Country and third in the Spanish Championships. He then moved to US Postal , which has been called the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team since 2005 , and rode in the Tour de France 2005 as a helper for Lance Armstrong .

After the Discovery Team dissolved, Noval moved to Team Astana along with eight drivers . In all of these stations he worked as a helper for his team captains and was able to celebrate a total of five Tour de France victories with them: 2004 and 2005 with Lance Armstrong , 2007, 2009 and 2010 with Alberto Contador . Between 2004 and 2013, Noval competed seven times in the Tour and four times in the Vuelta a España . In 2011, he and Contador signed a contract with Team Saxo Bank to be a team driver there too. Noval began his 2012 season in February with the Mediterranean Tour , which he completed in 49th place.

At the end of the 2013 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist.

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SURNAME Noval, Benjamin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Noval González, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Mieres , Asturias , Spain