Xacobeo–Galicia

Xacobeo Galicia

Team information
UCI code	KGZ (2007–2008) XGZ (2009) XAC (2010)
Registered	Spain
Founded	2007 (2007)
Disbanded	2010
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Professional Continental
Bicycles	BH Orbea
Key personnel
General manager	Rodrigo Rodríguez
Team name history
2006–2007 2007–2008 2009–2010	Fundación Ciclismo Galego Karpin-Galicia Xacobeo Galicia
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Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.

The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 and 2008.

It disappeared in 2010 following the withdrawal of the Xunta de Galicia as sponsors.

History

In 2006, the Galician regional government, the Xunta de Galicia, proposed the creation of a Galician professional cycling team in an attempt to emulate the success the Basque government-sponsored Euskaltel–Euskadi team.

The project received not only the economic support of the Xunta but that of the former Russian international footballer Valery Karpin, who following his retirement had set up Valery Karpin, S.L., a property company in the region.

On August 26, 2008, with the acquisition of a new sponsor the team changed its name from Karpin Galicia to Xacobeo Galicia.

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  Karpin Galicia (2007–2008)
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  Xacobeo Galicia (2010)

Wins

2007

• 1st Clásica de Almería
• 1st Stage 2 GP Torres Vedras
• 1st Stage 6 & 9 Volta a Portugal

2008

• 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
• 1st Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
• 1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas

1st Stage 1

• 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
• 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España

2009

• 1st Stage 2 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
• 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
• 1st Stage 4 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis
• 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
• 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos
• 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España

2010

• 1st Circuito de Getxo
• 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España

Former riders

As of July 20, 2010.

Rider Date of birth Carlos Castaño (ESP) (1979-05-07) May 7, 1979 Gustavo César (ESP) (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 Gustavo Domínguez (ESP) (1980-10-17) October 17, 1980 José Antonio de Segovia (ESP) (1982-10-22) October 22, 1982 Delio Fernández (ESP) (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 Alberto Fernández (ESP) (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 David García (ESP) (1977-09-30) September 30, 1977 Marcos García (ESP) (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986

Rider Date of birth Rodrigo García (ESP) (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 Serafín Martínez (ESP) (1984-02-14) February 14, 1984 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (1975-11-19) November 19, 1975 Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 Francisco José Pacheco (ESP) (1982-03-27) March 27, 1982 Gonzalo Rabuñal (ESP) (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 Gustavo Rodríguez (ESP) (1979-09-16) September 16, 1979

External links

• Official website