Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha (2012) | |
To person | |
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Date of birth | 17th September 1977 |
nation | Spain |
discipline | Street |
Driver type | Classic driver |
End of career | 2013 |
Team (s) | |
2000–2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2006–2010 2010–2012 2013 |
Relax-Fuenlabrada Banesto Fassa Bortolo Rabobank Sky ProCycling Vacansoleil-DCM |
Most important successes | |
a stage Tour de France 2003 |
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Last updated: October 9, 2013 |
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (born September 17, 1977 in Junín , Argentina ) is a former Spanish cyclist who was particularly successful in the classics . He achieved four podium finishes on the Tour of Flanders and Paris – Roubaix .
Career
Flecha became a professional in 2000 with the Relax-Fuenlabrada cycling team . In 2003, he won the 11th stage of the Tour de France as a driver for Banesto teams after breaking away from his fellow escapees 12 km from the finish. The following year he drove for Fassa Bortolo and won a World Cup race with the championship in Zurich . In 2005 he was able to get a second place at Gent – Wevelgem , where the winner Nico Mattan , benefiting from the slipstream of the escort vehicles, was able to prevail against Flecha and to achieve a third place at Paris-Roubaix as part of a top group of three. Between 2006 and 2009 Flecha drove for the Dutch Rabobank team . He won the ProTour -race GP Ouest France-Plouay 2006. In Paris-Roubaix second sprint as winner of the Followers 52 seconds behind Stuart O'Grady . In the Tour of Flanders in 2008 Flecha was third 15 seconds behind the solo winner Stijn Devolder . In the 2010 season he switched to the newly founded Sky Professional Cycling Team , for which he won the semi-classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that year and took third place at Paris-Roubaix . Overall, Flecha placed eight times in the top ten of Paris-Roubaix.
At the end of the 2013 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist with the Vacansoleil-DCM team and contested his last race at the Tour of Beijing . After his sporting career, he worked as a moderator for Eurosport .
successes
2003
2004 2005
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2006 2008
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Important placements
- Grand Tours
Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | - |
Tour de France | - | - | - | 104 | 93 | 73 | 80 | 85 | DNF | 99 | 86 | 96 | - | 93 |
Vuelta a España | 113 | 72 | 41 | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98 | 44 |
- Monuments of cycling
Monument to cycling | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Milan – Sanremo | 34 | 64 | - | - | 40 | 39 | 41 | 29 | 18th | 76 | - | 72 |
Tour of Flanders | 43 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 3 | 30th | 40 | 11 | 20th | 21st |
Paris – Roubaix | - | 25th | 13 | 3 | 4th | 2 | 12 | 6th | 3 | 9 | 4th | 8th |
Liège – Bastogne – Liège | 40 | 81 | 118 | - | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lombardy tour | 38 | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
Teams
- 2000-2001 Relax
- 2002-2003 Banesto
- 2004-2005 Fassa Bortolo
- 2006–2009 Rabobank
- 2010–2012 Sky Professional Cycling Team
- 2013 Vacansoleil-DCM
Web links
- Juan Antonio Flecha in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Juan Antonio Flecha in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Like an arrow! Spaniard Flecha wins 11th stage. In: radsport-news.com. July 17, 2003. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Mattan wins in the slipstream of the escort vehicles. In: radsport-news.com. April 6, 2005, accessed August 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Double for Boonen! T-Mobile has a flat tire. In: radsport-news.com. April 10, 2005, accessed August 27, 2017 .
- ↑ O'Grady triumphs in Roubaix. In: radsport-news.com. April 13, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2017 .
- ↑ radsport-news.com - Flecha ends his career at the end of the season. In: radsport-news.com. October 7, 2013, accessed April 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Pete Muir: Juan Antonio Flecha: Life after racing. In: cyclist.co.uk. June 15, 2016, accessed August 27, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Flecha, Juan Antonio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flecha Giannoni, Juan Antonio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Junín |