Javier Otxoa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Otxoa Palacios | ||
| Born | August 30, 1974  Spain |
||
| Team information | |||
| Discipline | Road & Track | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1997–2001 | Kelme cycling team | ||
| Major wins | |||
|
|||
| Infobox last updated on January 7, 2009 |
|||
Javier Otxoa Palacios (born 30 August 1974, Barakaldo, Greater Bilbao, Basque Country) is a Spanish cyclist, formerly of the Kelme cycling team. His name is sometimes spelled Javier Ochoa in media reports.
In 2000 Otxoa won a heavy mountain stage in the Tour de France on top of the Hautacam.[1] In February 2001 a car hit him and his twin brother Ricardo during training. Ricardo died. Javier survived but was in a coma for a month and became seriously disabled.[2] He continued cycling, however. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics he won a gold in the road race/time trial event and a silver in the individual pursuit.
Otxoa was disqualified during the preliminary round of the individual pursuit (CP 3) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, for riding too close behind his opponent, Darren Kenny, who had overtaken him.[3] Kenny stated that he was disappointed by this as he would have liked to compete against Otxoa in the final.[4]
Otxoa currently resides in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga.[5]
[edit] Palmarès
- 1996
- General Classification Circuito Montañés
- 2000
- 13th Tour de France:
- 1st Stage 10, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2nd Mountains classification
- 2004
- 1st Road race/time trial, 2004 Summer Paralympics
- 2nd Pursuit, 2004 Summer Paralympics
- 2008
- 1st time trial, 2008 Summer Paralympics
- 2nd road race, 2008 Summer Paralympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Official results for Javier Otxoa". Tour de France. http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/668.html.
- ^ "Cycling Memorials – Ricardo and Javier Otxoa". Daily Peloton. 2003-09-25. http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=4913.
- ^ "Three Paralympics Golds for GB". Velodrome.org.uk. 2008-09-08. http://www.velodrome.org.uk/paralympics08d1.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Paralympics 2008 - Track Day 1". British Cycling. 2008-09-07. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/OlympicGames2008/20080907_paralympics_track_day_one.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Athlete Biography - OCHOA Javier". Beijing Olympics official website. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/1207086.shtml.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Javier Otxoa website
- Javier Otxoa profile at Cycling Archives
   |
This biographical article relating to Spanish cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a Paralympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Basque sportspeople
- Spanish cyclists
- Spanish Tour de France stage winners
- Paralympic cyclists of Spain
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Spain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Spain
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Spanish cycling biography stubs
- Paralympic medalist stubs
