Juan Antonio Flecha: Rider Profile
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Juan Antonio Flecha, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2010
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JUAN ANTONIO FLECHA
Date of birth: 17/09/1977From: Buenos Aires, Argentina (holds Spanish nationality)
Team: Sky
Previous Teams: Rabobank (2006-2008); Fassa Bortolo (2004-2005), Banesto (2002-2003), Relax (2001), Fuenlabrada (2000)
Juan Antonio Flecha career profile
Juan Antonio Flecha is one of cycling's top northern Classic specialists - although to date his only big one-day win was the now-defunct Championships of Zurich in Switzerland back in 2004.Born in Argentina but of Spanish nationality, Flecha turned pro with tiny Spanish squad Fuenlabrada in 2000 before signing with the better-known Banesto in 2002.
Although Classics are his top speciality, Flecha's first big win came after he attacked a break to solo home for a stage win in Toulouse in the 2003 Tour de France.
Pipped on the line in Ghent-Wevelgem in 2005 by Nico Mattan in a controversial finale, Flecha bounced back for a third place in Paris-Roubaix. In 2007, he finished second in the Hell of the North, and this year scored his best result ever in Flanders - third behind Stijn Devolder and Nick Nuyens.
After some strong Classics results with Rabobank, despite not netting a big win, the Spaniard joined the fledgling Sky team to bolster its Classics squad.
Results
2010
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2008
Circuite Franco-Belge; overall
2004
Giro di Lazio
Championship of Zurich
2003
Tour de France; stage
2001
Bicicleta Vasca; stage
Tour of Aragon; stage
GP Mitsubishi; overall
GP Mitsubishi; stage
GP Mitsubishi; stage
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