José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña (born 18 June 1974) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights include second place overall at the 2006 Giro d'Italia, winning a stage of the Vuelta a España and two stages at the Dauphiné Libéré.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña |
| Born | 18 June 1974 Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2003 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 2004–2006 | Phonak |
| 2007–2008 | Team LPR |
| 2009–2010 | Rock Racing |
| 2011–2012 | Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Gutiérrez's name was brought up in the 2006 Operación Puerto doping case, and he was immediately made "non-active" (although not, according to team manager John Lelangue, suspended or fired) and so did not compete in any further events in 2006. Due to the Floyd Landis doping case of the 2006 Tour de France, Phonak withdrew their sponsorship of the team and it hence folded. Gutiérrez then moved down a division to Team LPR.
In 2010, Gutiérrez retired,[1] but later came out of retirement to ride for Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia in 2011.[2]
Major results
edit- 1997
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 2000
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stage 8
- Held
- 2001
- 5th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2002
- 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 4th Classique des Alpes
- 6th Paris–Tours
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 2004
- 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a Espana
- 3rd Classique des Alpes
- 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st
Combination classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 6th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 2005
- 5th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 4th Overall Tour de Georgia
- 2007
- 5th Monte Paschi Eroica
- 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 6th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2009
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 10th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a Colombia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Tour de France
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— | — | — | 25 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 49 | — |
/ Vuelta a España
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— | — | 36 | DNF | DNF | 34 | 31 | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "José Enrique Gutiérrez opts for retirement". Cyclingnews. 6 March 2010.
- ^ Cossins, Peter (28 February 2011). "Gutierrez comes out of retirement". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
External links
edit- José Enrique Gutiérrez at ProCyclingStats
- José Enrique Gutiérrez at trap-friis.dk
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