Aitor González

Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España.

Not to be confused with Aitor González (cyclist, born 1990).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Aitor González
Personal information
Full nameAitor González Jiménez
NicknameTerminaitor
Born (1975-02-27) 27 February 1975
Zumárraga, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1998Avianca–Telecom
1999–2002Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003–2004Fassa Bortolo
2005Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
General classification (2002)
3 stages
Giro d'Italia
3 stages
Tour de France
1 stage

Stage races

Tour de Suisse (2005)

Career

Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, González turned professional in 1998 with Avianca–Telecom. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with Kelme–Costa Blanca after attacking his teammate leading the race; he also won three stages during the race. Following his Vuelta victory, he transferred to Fassa Bortolo, after a long controversy surrounding a previous contract signed with Acqua e Sapone–Cantina Tollo.[1][2] He also won two stages at the 2002 Giro d'Italia, one at the 2003 Giro d'Italia and one at the 2004 Tour de France. He won the 2005 Tour de Suisse, before he retired in January 2006 after being tested positive for methyltestosterone metabolite twice during the 2005 season.[3] He was also linked with the Operación Puerto doping case.[4]

Post-cycling

After retirement, González had several run-ins with the law. In 2007, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. In 2008, a second arrest followed when he allegedly hired people to beat up a person who owed him money.[4] In 2011, González was again arrested for taking part in a bank fraud.[5] Lastly, in 2016, he was taken into custody a fourth time, for allegedly taking part in a robbery.[4]

Major results
2000
1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin
2001
1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 5
2002
1st Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 8, 10 & 21
1st ACP criterium
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 8 & 19
2003
1st Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia
2004
1st Stage 14 Tour de France
2005
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Stage 9

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Giro d'Italia — 6 19 — DNF
Tour de France DNF — DNF 45 —
Vuelta a España — 1 DNF DNF DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
gollark: And the quota is presumably per-IP.
gollark: Because they are.
gollark: I mean, *random.org* will see the requests as coming from your friend's server.
gollark: Er, no, you're still wrong.
gollark: So if you get the quota of your computer, that'll be wrong.

See also

References
  1. Henry, Chris (3 November 2002). "UCI wades into Gonzalez contract debate". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. Henry, Chris (20 November 2002). "UCI approves Gonzalez transfer to Fassa Bortolo". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. Stokes, Shane (23 December 2006). "González gets two year ban". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "Aitor Gonzalez arrested for robbery in Spain". cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. Cossins, Peter (19 August 2011). "Vuelta winner González arrested on fraud charges". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.


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