Andalucía (UCI team code: ACG) was a cycling team based in Spain; the team was managed by Antonio Cabello, and assisted by Juan Martínez as a directeur sportif. The team currently does not hold a requisite licence to compete in professional cycle racing, after the team were rejected a Professional Continental licence – where the team had competed at since 2006 – in December 2012.[1]
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | ACG | |
| Registered | Spain | |
| Founded | 2005 | |
| Disbanded | 2013 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI Continental (2005) UCI Professional Continental (2006–2012) | |
| Bicycles | Bottecchia | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Antonio Cabello | |
| Team name history | ||
2005–2006 2007–2010 2011 2012 | Andalucía–Paul Versan Andalucía–CajaSur Andalucía–Caja Granada Andalucía | |
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The team looked to have a secure future, after the Andalusian government guaranteed sponsorship until 2010.[2] However, they folded after the 2012 season.
2012 roster
edit- As of 31 December 2012.[3]
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Major wins
edit- 2005
- Circuito de Getxo, David Fernández
- Stages 1 & 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Carlos Castaño
- 2006
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Adolfo Garcia Quesada
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y Léon, Ángel Edo
- Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja, Manuel Vazquez
- Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya, Luis Pérez Romero
- GP Llodio, Jaume Rovira
- Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua, Luis Pérez Romero
- Stages 1 & 3, Luis Pérez Romero
- 2007
- Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Manuel Vazquez
- Stage 1, Manuel Vazquez
- Overall Clasica Alcobendas, Luis Pérez Rodríguez
- Stage 1, Luis Pérez Rodríguez
- Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Luis Pérez Rodríguez
- 2008
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, José Antonio López
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y Léon, Francisco Ventoso
- Stage 1 Vuelta a La Rioja, Francisco Ventoso
- Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, José Luis Carrasco
- 2009
- Stage 5 Tour de San Luis, Xavier Tondo
- Prologue Vuelta a Andalucía, Xavier Tondo
- Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso
- Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, Antonio Piedra
- 2010
- GP Llodio, Ángel Vicioso
- Vuelta a La Rioja, Ángel Vicioso
- Stage 2 Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso
- 2011
- Stage 5a Rutas de America, Jesús Rosendo
- Circuito de Getxo, Juan José Lobato
- Stage 4a Volta a Portugal, José Vicente Toribio
- 2012
- Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta de Chile, Juan José Lobato
- Stage 5b Vuelta de Chile, Adrián Palomares
- Stage 7 Vuelta de Chile, Javier Ramírez
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Javier Ramírez
- Overall Azerbaijan Tour, Javier Ramírez
- Stage 1, Javier Ramírez
- Stage 5, Javier Chacón
- Stage 5 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Juan José Lobato
References
edit- ^ "RusVelo, Andalucia miss Pro Continental licenses". VeloNews. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Salmerón, Antonio J. (26 September 2006). "Antequera leads new team based on Comunidad Valenciana". Latest Cycling News for 29 September 2006. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2006.
- ^ "Andalucia (ACG) – ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
External links
edit- Official Site (in Spanish)