.jpg) Rojas at the2013 Tour de France. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Joaquín Rojas Gil |
| Born | (1985-06-08)8 June 1985 (age 40) Cieza, Murcia, Spain |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005 | Liberty Seguros–Würth(stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2007–2023 | Caisse d'Epargne[1][2][3] |
| Major wins | |
One-Day Races and Classics
| |
José Joaquín Rojas Gil (born 8 June 1985) is a Spanish former professionalroad racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023.
Rojas turned professional in 2006 withLiberty Seguros–Würth. His older brotherMariano Rojas, was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996. He died in the same year as a result of a traffic accident.[4]
Rojas was selected to ride the2012 Tour de France, but crashed out onStage 3, with a fractured left collarbone, the second retirement of the 2012 Tour afterTeam Sky'sKanstantsin Sivtsov.[5][6]
Rojas was again selected to ride the2013 Tour de France and finished 79th overall, one of the highest GC placings among the sprinters; he also finished in 7th place in the points classification with 156 points. His best result was a third place on the third stage – in which he contested the bunch sprint – which was one of seven top-ten finishes during the Tour. He was disqualified from the2014 Tour de France for excessive sheltering behind his team car during the descent of theTourmalet.[7]
Road race, National Junior Road ChampionshipsTime trial, National Junior Road Championships
Mountains classificationTirreno–Adriatico
Points classification
Young rider classification Young rider classification Points classificationRoad race, National Road Championships
after Stages 3, 4 & 7 Points classificationRoad race, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 18Vuelta a España| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 50 | — | 50 | — | — | 69 | 79 |
 Tour de France | — | — | 84 | 68 | 80 | DNF | 79 | DSQ | — | — | — | DNF | — | 70 | — | — | — |
 / Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | 43 | DNF | 22 | — | 30 | 32 | 56 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Spanish National Road Race Championships Winner 2011 | Succeeded by |
