José Antonio Garrido
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Personal information | |
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Full name | José Antonio Garrido Lima |
Born | Barakaldo, Spain | November 28, 1975
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
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