José Enrique Gutiérrez
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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 | Orgullo Antioqueño |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1998–2003 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 2004–2006 | Phonak |
| 2007–2008 | Team LPR |
| 2009–2010 | Rock Racing |
| 2011– | Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
|
Infobox last updated on 16 January 2012 | |
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña (born 18 June 1974) is a Spanish 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.
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 Lelangu, 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]
Results and Teams
- 1998 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- (First year as a professional)
- 1999 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- 2000 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- Grande Prémio M.R. Cortez
- 2001 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- Special Sprint Combination Competition – Volta a Catalunya
- 2002 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- Stage 7 – Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2003 – Kelme–Costa Blanca
- 2004 – Phonak
- 6th Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- Stage 2 (Overall lead, 1 day)
- Combination Jersey
- Stage 2 (Overall lead, 1 day)
- Stage 20 – Vuelta a Espana
- 2005 – Phonak
- 2006 – Phonak
- 14th Overall, Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 2nd Overall – Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro | DNF | – | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Tour | – | – | – | 25 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 49 | – |
| Vuelta | – | – | 36 | DNF | – | – | 31 | DNF | – |
WD = withdrew
References
- ↑ "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
- José Enrique Gutiérrez at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)