Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born 12 May 1979) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed in road bicycle racing between 2001 and 2016 for the ONCE–Eroski, Saunier Duval–Prodir, Caisse d'Epargne and Team Katusha teams. Following his retirement from road racing, Rodríguez has competed in mountain bike racing and formed his own mountain bike racing team, Andbank–La Purito.
Rodríguez at the 2013 Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | El Purito | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1979 Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Climbing specialist Puncheur | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1998 | Hospitalet–Vestisport | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Iberdrola–Loina | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | ONCE–Deutsche Bank (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Andbank–La Purito | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Orbea Factory Team | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2003 | ONCE–Eroski | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Saunier Duval–Prodir | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Team Katusha | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2018 | Bahrain–Merida (team ambassador) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Andbank–La Purito (team owner) | |||||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Rodríguez recorded notable results included fourteen Grand Tour stage victories, and five overall podium placings: second places at the 2012 Giro d'Italia and the 2015 Vuelta a España, and third-place finishes at the 2010 Vuelta a España, the 2012 Vuelta a España and the 2013 Tour de France. He also finished first in the UCI world rankings in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and won classics such as the La Flèche Wallonne and the Giro di Lombardia twice (2012 and 2013). He also won stage races including the Volta a Catalunya twice (2010 and 2014), the 2015 Tour of the Basque Country and the 2011 Vuelta a Burgos.