Juan José Cobo
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| Juan José Cobo at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2012 | |
| To person | |
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| Full name | Juan José Cobo Acebo |
| Date of birth | February 11, 1981 |
| nation |
 Spain
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| discipline | Street |
| End of career | 2014 |
| doping | |
| 2009-2011 | Abnormal values in the biological passport |
| Team (s) | |
| 2003 2004–2008 2009 2010 2011 2012–2013 2014 |
Vini Caldirola ( Stagiaire ) Saunier Duval / Scott-American Beef Fuji-Servetto Caisse d'Epargne Geox-TMC Movistar Torku Şekerspor |
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| Last updated: July 18, 2019 | |
Juan José Cobo Acebo (born February 11, 1981 in Torrelavega ) is a former Spanish cyclist . His greatest career success was the overall victory at the Vuelta a España in 2011 , which, however, was subsequently revoked in 2019 because of doping .
Career
After Cobo became the Spanish U23 time trial champion in 2003 , he rode as a stagiaire for the Italian cycling team Vini Caldirola-Saunier Duval that same year . In 2004 he became a professional with the Spanish team Saunier Duval-Prodir .
In 2009 he was able to win a stage of the Vuelta a España . After he failed to achieve success in 2010, Cobo wanted to end his sporting career in mid-2011. Be convinced after he had to drive at least the season ended, he went for his equipped with a wildcard team Geox-TMC for the 2011 Vuelta a España on. On the 15th stage, a difficult mountain stage on the legendary Alto de Angliru , none of the favorites could follow the excellent climber Cobo. Cobo won the stage and the leadership jersey, was able to defend a lead of 13 seconds until the end of the tour and thus celebrated the greatest success of his career.
After his team Geox-TMC disbanded at the end of 2011, he drove again from 2012 to 2013 for the Movistar team , which was called Caisse d'Epargne until 2010 and which he had left a year earlier due to unsuccessfulness. For the 2014 season he moved to the Turkish Continental Team Torku Şekerspor , where he ended his international career at the end of the season.
doping
In June 2019, the UCI , the world cycling association, announced that Juan José Cobo Acebo would be suspended for a period of three years from 2009 to 2011 for violating anti-doping regulations. According to the UCI, abnormalities had been found in his biological passport . The result was that his victory at the Vuelta a España 2011 was revoked and the runner-up, Chris Froome , was declared the winner.
successes
- 2003
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Spanish Champion - Individual Time Trial (U23)
- 2007
- Overall ranking and two stages of the Tour of the Basque Country
- 2008
- a stage Tour de France
- one stage tour of Burgos
- a stage Volta a Portugal
- 2009
- a stage Vuelta a Castilla y León
- a stage Vuelta a España
- 2011
Overall ranking, one stage and 
combined ranking Vuelta a España
- 2012
- Team time trial Vuelta a España
Grand Tours placements
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | - |
 Tour de France
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- | - | 19th | DNF | - | - | - | 30th | - | - |
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Vuelta a España
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- | DNF | - | - | 10 | - | DSQ | 67 | - | - |
Individual evidence
- ↑ rad-net.de of September 11, 2011: Cobo wins Vuelta - two German stage wins
- ↑ rad-net.de of December 30, 2011: Vuelta winner Cobo signs with Movistar
- ↑ Cobo subsequently blocked - Froome before Vuelta victory 2011. In: rad-net.de. June 13, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Froome officially declared the 2011 Vuelta winner. In: radsport-news.com. July 18, 2019, accessed July 18, 2019 .
Web links
- Juan José Cobo in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cobo, Juan José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cobo Acebo, Juan José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torrelavega , Spain |