Koldo Fernández de Larrea (born 13 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2014 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi and Garmin–Sharp teams.[3][4] He now works as a transfer agent within the sport.[5]

Koldo Fernández
Personal information
Full nameKoldo Fernández de Larrea
Born (1981-09-13) 13 September 1981 (age 43)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2000–2001Saunier Duval–Mapei
Professional teams
2004–2011Euskaltel–Euskadi
2012–2014Garmin–Barracuda[1][2]
Major wins
Circuito de Getxo (2009)
Tour de Vendée (2010)

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Fernández currently resides in Zurbano, Basque Country, Spain.[3]

Major results

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Sources:[6][7][8]

1999
1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2006
5th Trofeo Mallorca
10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
2007
1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico
Vuelta a Mallorca
4th Trofeo Mallorca
6th Trofeo Calvia
5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2008
1st Tour de Vendée
Vuelta a Murcia
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos
2nd Circuito de Getxo
4th Clásica de Almería
4th Gran Premio de Llodio
2009
1st Circuito de Getxo
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve
5th Trofeo Cala Millor
5th Vattenfall Cyclassics
6th Gent–Wevelgem
2010
1st Tour de Vendée
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
2nd Overall Tour de Picardie
Vuelta a Mallorca
2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
2nd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
5th Trofeo Cala Millor
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Circuito de Getxo
2011
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
8th Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
2012
2nd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
  Giro d'Italia DNF 135 DNF DNF
  Tour de France DSQ
  Vuelta a España 134 94 139 134 DNF 86
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Nigel Wynn (18 November 2011). "Garmin-Cervelo's 2012 squad unveiled". Cycling Weekly. London, England: IPC Media. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Garmin-Sharp (GRS) – USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Koldo Fernández at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ Kyle Moore (13 February 2012). "Koldo Fernandez hoping for good fit at Garmin-Barracuda". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Sources say Landa, Intxausti and the Izagirre brothers to join Team Sky". 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Koldo Fernández at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Koldo Fernández at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Koldo Fernández at Cycling Quotient". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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