Andalucía (cycling team)

Andalucía (UCI team code: ACG) was a cycling team based in Spain; the team was managed by Antonio Cabello, and assisted by Juan Martínez as a directeur sportif. The team currently does not hold a requisite licence to compete in professional cycle racing, after the team were rejected a Professional Continental licence – where the team had competed at since 2006 – in December 2012.^[1]

Andalucía

Team information
UCI code	ACG
Registered	Spain
Founded	2005 (2005)
Disbanded	2013
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Continental (2005) UCI Professional Continental (2006–2012)
Bicycles	Bottecchia
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Antonio Cabello
Team name history
2005–2006 2007–2010 2011 2012	Andalucía–Paul Versan Andalucía–CajaSur Andalucía–Caja Granada Andalucía
Andalucía (cycling team) jersey Jersey

The team looked to have a secure future, after the Andalusian government guaranteed sponsorship until 2010.^[2] However, they folded after the 2012 season.

2012 roster

As of 31 December 2012.^[3]

Rider Date of birth  José Aguilar Vega (ESP) (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 26)  Antonio Cabello (ESP) (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 22)  José Luis Caño (ESP) (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 24)  Sergio Carrasco (ESP) (1985-02-17)17 February 1985 (aged 27)  Gustavo César (ESP) (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 32)  Javier Chacón (ESP) (1985-07-29)29 July 1985 (aged 27)  Pablo Lechuga (ESP) (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 22)  Juan José Lobato (ESP) (1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 24)

Rider Date of birth  Román Osuna (ESP) (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 23)  Adrián Palomares (ESP) (1976-02-18)18 February 1976 (aged 36)  Javier Ramirez Abeja (ESP) (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 34)  José Luis Roldán (ESP) (1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 27)  Jesús Rosendo (ESP) (1982-03-16)16 March 1982 (aged 30)  Eloy Ruiz (ESP) (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 23)  Jordi Simón (ESP) (1990-09-06)6 September 1990 (aged 22)  José Vicente Toribio (ESP) (1985-12-22)22 December 1985 (aged 27)

Major wins

2005

Circuito de Getxo, David Fernández

Stages 1 & 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Carlos Castaño

2006

Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Adolfo Garcia Quesada

Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y Léon, Ángel Edo

Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja, Manuel Vazquez

Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya, Luis Pérez Romero

GP Llodio, Jaume Rovira

Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua, Luis Pérez Romero

Stages 1 & 3, Luis Pérez Romero

2007

Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Manuel Vazquez

Stage 1, Manuel Vazquez

Overall Clasica Alcobendas, Luis Pérez Rodríguez

Stage 1, Luis Pérez Rodríguez

Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Luis Pérez Rodríguez

2008

Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, José Antonio López

Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y Léon, Francisco Ventoso

Stage 1 Vuelta a La Rioja, Francisco Ventoso

Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, José Luis Carrasco

2009

Stage 5 Tour de San Luis, Xavier Tondo

Prologue Vuelta a Andalucía, Xavier Tondo

Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 5 Volta a Portugal, Antonio Piedra

2010

GP Llodio, Ángel Vicioso

Vuelta a La Rioja, Ángel Vicioso

Stage 2 Vuelta a Asturias, Ángel Vicioso

2011

Stage 5a Rutas de America, Jesús Rosendo

Circuito de Getxo, Juan José Lobato

Stage 4a Volta a Portugal, José Vicente Toribio

2012

Stages 2 & 10 Vuelta de Chile, Juan José Lobato

Stage 5b Vuelta de Chile, Adrián Palomares

Stage 7 Vuelta de Chile, Javier Ramírez

Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Javier Ramírez

Overall Azerbaijan Tour, Javier Ramírez

Stage 1, Javier Ramírez

Stage 5, Javier Chacón

Stage 5 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Juan José Lobato

References

1. "RusVelo, Andalucia miss Pro Continental licenses". VeloNews. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. Salmerón, Antonio J. (26 September 2006). "Antequera leads new team based on Comunidad Valenciana". Latest Cycling News for 29 September 2006. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2006.
3. "Andalucia (ACG) – ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

External links

• Official Site (in Spanish)