 Gárate at the2011 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa |
| Born | (1976-04-24)24 April 1976 (age 49) Irun,Spain |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2004 | Lampre–Daikin |
| 2005 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2006–2008 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2009–2014 | Rabobank |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (born 24 April 1976 inIrun) is a Spanish professionalroad racing cyclist, who last rode for theBelkin Pro Cycling team.[1] He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in theGiro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in2002, tenth overall in the 2004, fifth overall in2005 and won theMountains classification with a seventh overall at the2006 Giro d'Italia. He also won the Spanish National Championship road race in 2005. He has also won stages in the Tour de Suisse, the Vuelta a España, the Giro del Trentino and more recently he finished first onMont Ventoux in the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2009.
In February 2014, it was announced that Gárate had backed out of a contract withBelkin Pro Cycling.[2]
Road race, National Road Championships
Mountains classification
Sprints classification
Mountains classification| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | 20 | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 59 | 31 |
 Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 72 | 21 | — | 62 | 35 | DNF | — | — |
 / Vuelta a España | 62 | 37 | DNF | 69 | 23 | — | — | 30 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 66 | 42 | 71 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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