- José Luis Rubiera
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rubiera and the second or maternal family name is Vigil.
José Luis Rubiera Personal information Full name José Luis Rubiera Vigil Nickname Chechu Born January 27, 1973
SpainHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 69 kg (150 lb) Team information Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Professional team(s) 1995
1996–2000
2001–2007
2008–2009
2010Artiach
Kelme-Artiach
US Postal
Astana
Team RadioShackMajor wins Giro d'Italia, 2 stages Infobox last updated on
December 29, 2007José Luis Rubiera Vigil (born 27 January 1973 in Gijón) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for the UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack.
Rubiera won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19. His climbing ability was instrumental in leading Lance Armstrong to five of his Tour de France victories, most famously leading Armstrong up the start of Alpe d'Huez in 2001. He earned an engineering degree in 2004, while balancing his race schedule and studies. He is very respected in the peloton and was elected as deputy to the cyclists' representative council of the UCI ProTour.
Palmarès
- 1997
- 10th Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 19
- 1999
- 1st Overall, Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st, Stage 3b (ITT)
- 6th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2000
- 8th Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 13
- 1st, Subida al Naranco
- 2001
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st, King of the Mountains
- 7th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 2003
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 2004
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 2nd, Châteauroux Classic
- 2005
- 1st, Stage 4 (TTT), Tour de France
- 3rd Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 2006
- 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 9th Overall, Paris–Nice
- 10th Overall, Volta ao Algarve
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 8, Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2008
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a Murcia
- 2009
- 10th Overall, Tour of California
- 2010
- 10th Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
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Categories:- Living people
- 1973 births
- Spanish cyclists
- Spanish Giro d'Italia stage winners
- People from Gijón
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