Daniel Navarro
 Navarro at the 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Navarro García |
| Born |
18 July 1983 Gijón, Spain |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cofidis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2007–2010 | Astana |
| 2011–2012 | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
| 2013– | Cofidis |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 2 March 2015 | |
Daniel Navarro García (born 18 July 1983) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis.[2]
Career
Navarro was born in Gijón. Having been one of Alberto Contador's domestiques for most of his career, he left Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Cofidis on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[2] In 2013, Navarro won the Vuelta a Murcia. He later had is first top ten grand tour finish, finishing 9th overall in the 2013 Tour de France. He had to abandon the 2014 Tour de France due to some intense stomach pain.[3] At the 2014 Vuelta a España, he obtained the biggest victory of his career on Stage 13, a medium-mountain stage.[4] He went on to finish 10th overall that year
Career achievements
Major results
- 2008
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2009
- 7th GP Lugano
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2010
- 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2012
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2013
- 1st Vuelta a Murcia
- 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2014
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 13
- 10th Vuelta a Murcia
- 2016
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 9th Vuelta a Murcia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
90 | — | — | 30 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour |
— | WD | — | — | 48 | 63 | — | 9 | WD | 66 | WD |
 Vuelta |
— | — | — | 13 | — | — | 55 | — | 10 | 30 | — |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
Notes
- 1 2 "Daniel Navarro profile".
- 1 2 "Navarro leaving Saxo Bank for Cofidis". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ Alasdair Fotheringham (5 September 2014). "Navarro bounces back after difficult Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ Daniel Benson (5 September 2014). "Vuelta a España: Navarro wins stage 13". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
External links
- Daniel Navarro profile at Cycling Archives
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