Félix García Casas
To person | |
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Full name | Félix Manuel García Casas |
Nickname | "El Trampas" |
Date of birth | December 29, 1968 |
nation | Spain |
discipline | Street |
Driver type | Mountain riders |
To the team | |
Current team | End of career |
function | driver |
Team (s) | |
1992 1993–1995 1996–2001 2002 2003 |
CHCS-Ciemar Kelme-Artiach Festina BigMat-Auber 93 Team Bianchi |
Most important successes | |
8th place overall Vuelta a España 2002 |
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Last update: End of career |
Félix Manuel García Casas (born December 29, 1968 in Madrid ) is a former Spanish cyclist.
Career
His professional career began in 1992 when he joined the Spanish team CHCS-Ciemar . But he only came to Kelme-Artiach for a year and won a stage of the Tour of Portugal , with which he celebrated his first stage win. After he narrowly failed to win in 1994, he won the Gran Premio Miguel Induráin in 1995 . In 1996 he switched to Team Festina and finished 48th in the overall standings at the Tour de France . At the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile , he won one stage each in 1996 and 1997. In the Tour de France 2000 he was able to drive himself to 14th place. In May 2001 he finished second at the Tour de Romandie, 43 seconds behind the overall winner Dario Frigo . In 2002 he moved to the BigMat-Auber 93 team . This was not eligible to compete in the Tour de France 2002 , but at the Vuelta a España 2002 he achieved eighth place in the overall standings, his best result in the grand tour. He crowned the 2002 season with second place at Escalada a Montjuïc . In 2003 he moved to the German team Bianchi , where Jan Ullrich was one of his teammates. After a 23rd place in the Tour de France and a 15th place in the Vuelta ended his career at the end of the 2003 season.
successes
- 1993
- one stage tour of Portugal
- 1995
- 1996
- a stage of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
- 1997
- a stage of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
- 2002
- 8th place overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | 17th | 12 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tour de France | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | - | 14th | 37 | - | 23 |
Vuelta a España | 80 | 21st | 15th | - | 13 | 20th | 17th | 21st | 15th | 8th | 15th |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | García Casas, Félix |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | García Casas, Félix Manuel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid , Spain |