Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil Pérez (born 16 January 1978 in Burlata, Navarra) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist who last rode for the UCI Continental team Liberty Seguros Continental. His career highlights include winning a stage of the Giro d'Italia and leading the overall classification at the Tour de Suisse.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Koldo Gil Pérez |
| Born | 16 January 1978 Burlada, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1998–1999 | Banesto Amateur |
| 2000 | Vitoria–Banesto |
| 2000 | Banesto (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2002 | iBanesto.com |
| 2003–2005 | ONCE–Eroski |
| 2006–2007 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2008 | Liberty Seguros |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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At the 2006 Tour de Suisse, Gil took stage 6 and held the leader's yellow jersey until the final stage when he was overtaken by 2004 winner Jan Ullrich in the final stage's individual time trial. He finished a disappointing second.
After Gil was unable to find a team for the 2009 season, he announced his retirement.[1]
Major achievements
- 2000
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2002
- 8th Overall Route du Sud
- 9th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2004
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León - 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 5th Trofeo Manacor
- 6th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 8th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 8th Klasika Primavera
- 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2005
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 6th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2006
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stages 1 & 4b
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 6
- 3rd GP Llodio
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2007
- 1st Overall Vuelta Asturias
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2008
- 2nd Subida al Naranco
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 5th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th GP Llodio
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | DNF |
| Tour de France |
— | — |
 Vuelta a España |
61 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
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