José Antonio Garrido

José Antonio Garrido

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Garrido Lima
Born	(1975-11-28) November 28, 1975 Barakaldo, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1999–2000	SL Benfica
2001–2003	Paternina-Costa de Almería
2004–2006	Quick Step-Innergetic

José Antonio Garrido Lima (born November 28, 1975 in Barakaldo, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and guitar player. He currently rides for the UCI ProTour team Quick Step-Innergetic. Since turning professional in 1999, Garrido has achieved several top ten placings in Spanish stage races, including a fourth place, and wins in the combination competition and of stage 2, in the 2003 Clásica de Alcobendas. He recently joined the Portuguese LA MSS - Póvoa do Varzim. He was also the rhythm guitarist of Spanish band Dark Moor during their self-titled album.

Palmarès

2000 – Benfica

Volta a Portugal

Stage 8 - winner

2001 – Jazztel-Costa de Almeria

Vuelta a Burgos

Metas Volantes competition - winner

2002 – Jazztel-Costa de Almeria

Volta a Catalunya

Overall - 10th

2003 – Paternina-Costa de Almeria

Clásica de Alcobendas

Overall - 4th

Stage 2 - winner

Combination competition - winner

Vuelta a Castilla y León

Overall - 6th

Vuelta Asturias

Overall - 9th

External links

• Eurosport Profile
• Palmarès