 Ventoso at the 2019 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi |
| Nickname | Fran |
| Born | 6 May 1982 Reinosa, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2007 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2008 | Andalucía–Cajasur |
| 2009–2010 | Carmiooro A Style |
| 2011–2016 | Movistar Team[1] |
| 2017–2020 | BMC Racing Team[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Saunier Duval–Prodir, Andalucía–Cajasur, Carmiooro NGC, Movistar Team and CCC Team squads.[4]
Career
Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint.[5] On the back his victory in the one-day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong.[6]
Major results
- 2004
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
- 2005
- 4th Trofeo Luis Puig
- 2006
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
- 2007
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 1
- 2009
- 1st
Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Overall Tour of Hainan
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2010
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2011
- Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2012
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe
- 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2013
- 5th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 6th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines
- 6th Clásica de Almería
- 8th GP Ouest–France
- 2014
- 2nd Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
- 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 4th Clásica de Almería
- 8th Trofeo Ses Salines
- 2017
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 92 | 66 | 125 | — | — | 94 | 89 | 87 | — |
| Tour de France |
— | 78 | DNF | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 / Vuelta a España |
93 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 92 | 111 | 97 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Mosquera waits on future; Ventoso to Movistar; Vogondy to Cofidis". Velonews. 17 September 2010.
- ↑ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ Vallone, Nicolò (24 December 2020). "CCC, ecco come si sono accasati i 27 corridori" [CCC, here's where the 27 riders ended up]. Tuttobici (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Fletcher, Patrick (10 January 2021). "Ventoso calls time on 17-year career". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ "Parijs-Brusssel - Paris-Bruxelles 2010: Results Results | Cyclingnews.com". www.cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Barry Ryan (16 September 2010). "Spanish Team For World Championships Announced". Cyclingnews.com.
External links
Media related to Francisco Ventoso at Wikimedia Commons
- Francisco Ventoso on Twitter
- Official profile at Movistar Team
- Francisco Ventoso at ProCyclingStats
- Francisco Ventoso at Cycling Archives
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