José Alberto Benítez Román (born 14 November 1981) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2011 for the Footon–Servetto–Fuji and Andalucía–Caja Granada teams. He raced with the Spiuk continental team 2005, before turning professional with Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2006. His first major achievement was winning the mountains classification in the 2007 Vuelta a Andalucía.
Personal information | |
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Full name | José Alberto Benítez Román |
Born | 14 November 1981 |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2001–2004 | Saunier Duval–Mapei |
2004 | Saunier Duval–Prodir (stagiaire) |
2005 | Spiuk |
Professional teams | |
2006–2010 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
2011 | Andalucía–Caja Granada |
Major results
edit- Vuelta a León – 1 stage (2005)
- Vuelta a Tenerife – 1 stage (2004)
- Volta a Coruña – 1 stage (2004)
- Volta a Portugal do Futuro – 1 stage (2003)
External links
edit- Profile at Saunier Duval-Prodir official website
- José Alberto Benítez at trap-friis.dk
- Eurosport profile[permanent dead link]