Iván García Cortina

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Iván García Cortina
Antoing - Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, étape 1, 1er avril 2016, départ (B184).JPG
García Cortina in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameIván García Cortina
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
Gijón, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics specialist
Professional teams
2015–2016AWT–GreenWay
2016Etixx–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2017–2020Bahrain–Merida[1][2]
2021–Movistar Team
Major wins
One day races and Classics
Gran Piemonte (2022)

Iván García Cortina (born 20 November 1995) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[3][4]

Career

García Cortina signed with Bahrain–Merida for the 2017 season.[5] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6] García Cortina won the 2017 Red Hook Criterium Milan fixed gear criterium race.[7] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[8]

In August 2020, it was announced that García Cortina was to join the Movistar Team on a three-year contract, from 2021.[4]

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 114 94
A red jersey Vuelta a España 100 99
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Ivan Garcia Cortina joins Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Bahrain-Merida continue recruitement with signing of Ivan Garcia Cortina - Cyclingnews.com". Cycling News.com.
  6. ^ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "WorldTour winner: Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) takes Red Hook Crit debut in Milan". CyclingTips. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  8. ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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