Personal information | |
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Full name | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni |
Born | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 September 1977
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist |
Professional teams | |
2000–2001 | Relax–Fuenlabrada |
2002–2003 | iBanesto.com |
2004–2005 | Fassa Bortolo |
2006–2009 | Rabobank |
2010–2012 | Team Sky |
2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM[1] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (born 17 September 1977) is an Argentine-born Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2000 and 2013.[2] Flecha had a reputation of being a Classics specialist[3] and to ride with an aggressive style as he was keen on participating in breakaways.[4] His major victories include winning a stage of the 2003 Tour de France, successes at the two defunct classics Züri-Metzgete and Giro del Lazio in 2004, and the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2010. He was also known for his numerous high placings in important one-day races, most notably Paris–Roubaix, where he finished in the top ten eight times without registering the victory. In the Grand Tours, he was often assigned to a role of domestique.