Álvaro_González_de_Galdeano
Álvaro González de Galdeano
Spanish cyclist
Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal (born 3 January 1970) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He was the manager of the cycling team Euskaltel–Euskadi until it disbanded in 2013. He is the brother of Igor González de Galdeano.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal |
| Born | (1970-01-03) 3 January 1970 (age 54) Vitoria |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1992–1994 | Artiach–Royal |
| 1995–1998 | Equipo Euskadi |
| 1999–2000 | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2000–2004 | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2007–2009 | Orbea–Oreka SDA |
| 2010–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages Vuelta a España (1998, 2000), stage Giro d'Italia (2000), Spanish National Road Race Championships (2000)[1] | |
Galdeano began his career as a professional cyclist in 1992 with the Spanish team Artiach–Royal. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 1995, he joined Equipo Euskadi with his brother Igor. The two brothers then stayed together and went to teams Vitalicio Seguros and ONCE–Deutsche Bank.
He had his best season in 2000, when he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships, and a stage of the Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia. He was to a suspended for three months when he was caught doping.
After putting an end to his cycling career, he became manager of the Basque team Orbea–Oreka SDA.
- 1994
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a México
- 1996
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1998
- 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias
- 5th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1999
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2000
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 70 | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | DNF | DNF | 122 |
 Vuelta a España |
DNF | 94 | 72 | 62 | DNF | 7 | 56 | DNF | — | — | — |
- "Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano Aranzabal". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Álvaro González de Galdeano Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- Álvaro González de Galdeano at ProCyclingStats
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