Eduardo Chozas
Eduardo Chozas Olmo (born 5 July 1960 in Madrid) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won four stages at the Tour de France and three in the Giro d'Italia. He was also chosen as the most combative rider of 1990 Tour de France.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Chozas Olmo |
| Born | 5 July 1960 Madrid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980 | Fosforera-Vereco |
| 1981–1984 | Zor |
| 1985 | Reynolds |
| 1986–1987 | Teka |
| 1988 | Kelme |
| 1989–1991 | O.N.C.E. |
| 1992–1993 | Artiach |
| Major wins | |
| Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Tour de France,
| |
As of 2014, Chozas holds the record for most Grand Tour participations and finishes. He started in a total of 26 Grand Tours (6 Tours, 7 Giros and 13 Vueltas), and finished in 25 of them, only abandoning the 1984 Vuelta a España on the last stage.[1]
Career achievements
Major results
- 1983
- Camp di Morvedre
- Clasica de Sabiñanigo
- La Rua
- Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
- Vuelta a Andalucía
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 5
- 1985
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 15
- 9th place overall classification
- 1986
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 11
- 1987
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 22
- 1988
- Alconbendas
- Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas y Villalba
- 1990
- Vuelta a Andalucia
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stage 2
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 13
- 6th place overall classification
- Winner Combativity award
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Year | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta | 36 | 11 | 14 | 6 | DNF | 29 | 24 | 36 | 67 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 43 | 22 |
| Giro | — | 16 | 19 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 32 |
| Tour | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | 6 | 11 | — | — |
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External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Eduardo Chozas at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Eduardo Chozas
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