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Aitor González
Personal information
Full name Aitor González Jiménez
Nickname Terminaitor
Born (1975-02-27) 27 February 1975 (age 50)
Zumárraga, Spain
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2004)
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (2002, 2003)
Vuelta a España
General classification (2002)
3 individual stages (2002)

Stage races

Tour de Suisse (2005)

Aitor González Jiménez (born February 27, 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He competed as a professional from 1998 to 2005. He is most famous for winning the 2002 Vuelta a España, one of cycling's biggest races.

Aitor González: A Cycling Champion

Aitor González was born in Zumárraga, a town in Gipuzkoa, Spain. He started his professional cycling career in 1998 with the Avianca–Telecom team.

Winning the Vuelta a España

His biggest victory came in 2002 when he won the 2002 Vuelta a España. This is a major cycling event, similar to the Tour de France. During this race, he also won three individual stages. A stage is one day's race within a longer tour.

After his big win at the Vuelta, Aitor joined a new team, Fassa Bortolo. He continued to show his talent by winning more stages in other important races.

Other Major Race Wins

  • He won two stages in the 2002 Giro d'Italia. The Giro d'Italia is another one of cycling's three "Grand Tours."
  • He won one stage in the 2003 Giro d'Italia.
  • In 2004, he won a stage in the famous 2004 Tour de France. This is considered the most prestigious cycling race in the world.
  • In 2005, Aitor won the entire 2005 Tour de Suisse. This is a well-known stage race held in Switzerland.

Aitor González retired from professional cycling in January 2006.

Career Achievements: A Look at His Best Results

Aitor González had many impressive results throughout his career. Here are some of his major achievements:

Key Results by Year

2000
  • 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
  • 2nd Gran Premio de Llodio
  • 5th Overall Tour du Limousin
    • 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
    • 1st Stage 3
  • 5th Subida a Urkiola
  • 6th Overall Tour de Pologne
2001
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    • 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
    • 1st Stage 5 (ITT)
  • 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 4th Gran Premio de Llodio
  • 9th Overall Critérium International
  • 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2002
  • 1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Vuelta a España
    • 1st Stages 8, 10 (ITT) & 21 (ITT)
  • 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
    • 1st Stages 8 & 19 (ITT)
  • 6th Overall Critérium International
  • 7th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
  • 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
2003
  • 1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
  • 1st Stage 15 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
2004
  • 1st Stage 14 Tour de France
  • 6th Time trial, National Road Championships
2005
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Suisse
    • 1st Stage 9
  • 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta

Grand Tour Performance Timeline

The table below shows Aitor González's results in the three biggest cycling races, known as the Grand Tours.

Grand Tour 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 6 19 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF DNF 45
A gold jersey Vuelta a España 1 DNF DNF DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aitor González para niños

  • List of riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours
  • List of doping cases in cycling
  • List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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