Luis Pérez Rodríguez
Luis Pérez Rodríguez (born June 16, 1974 in Torrelaguna ) is a former Spanish cyclist .
career
Luis Pérez began his professional career in 1995 with the Spanish cycling team ONCE . In 1999 he took part in the Tour de France for the first time and finished it in 29th place overall. He then moved to the Vitalicio Seguros team . After only one year there, he went to Team Festina for another year . From 2002 he drove for the German team Coast . Since it was dissolved in the spring of 2003 due to financial problems, he moved to the Équipe Cofidis . At the Vuelta a España 2003 he celebrated his greatest success to date: He won the second stage from Gijón to Cangas de Onís .
Pérez started twice in the Tour de France and a total of four times in the Vuelta a España ; his best placings in Spain were a tenth place at the Vuelta a España 2003 and the Vuelta a España 2006 . In 2007 he ended his cycling career.
successes
- 2003: a stage Vuelta a España
- 2007: one stage and overall classification of Clásica Alcobendas , one stage of Vuelta a España
Teams
- 1995-1999 ONCE
- 2000 Vitalicio Seguros-Grupo Generali
- 2001 Festina
- 2002–2003 Team Coast (until March 31)
- 2003–2006 Équipe Cofidis (from April 1st.)
- 2007 Andalucía-Cajasur
Web links
- Luis Pérez Rodríguez in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Luis Pérez Rodríguez in the Tour de France database(French / English )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pérez Rodríguez, Luis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Torrel Aguna |