Carlos Torrent

Carlos Torrent Tarres ( born August 29, 1974 in Sant Joan les Fonts, Catalonia ) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer.

Torrent Carlos began his career in 2000 at the Spanish cycling team Costa de Almeria. In 2002 he won a stage at the Vuelta a La Rioja and decided the overall rating for themselves. He then was mainly on the track active: Together with Carlos Castano, Sergi Escobar Asier Maeztu he finished third in the team pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships in 2004 and he also won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in the same year in Athens in the same discipline. Overall, he was five times national champion in disciplines on the track, in 2006 alone, he was a three time Spanish champion.

2005 Torrent was again successful with a stage win at the Vuelta a Castilla y León on the road. In the 2006 season he was successful on a day section of the Tour of Burgos, where he also conquered the leader's jersey for a day. He remained active until 2010 as a cyclist; last year he started again at track world championships and finished in the points race twelfth place.

Achievements

  • A stage and Appreciation Vuelta a La Rioja
  • Olympic Games - Team Pursuit ( with Carlos Castaño Panadero, Sergi Escobar Asier Maeztu )
  • Track World Championships - Team Pursuit ( with Asier Maeztu, Sergi Escobar and Carlos Castaño Panadero )
  • A stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • A stage Burgos Tour
  • Spain Spanish Champion - Points race
  • Spain Spanish Champion - Team Pursuit ( with Sergi Escobar, Sebastian Franco and Antonio Miguel Parra )
  • Spain Spanish Champion - two - team approach ( with Antonio Miguel Parra )
  • A stage in the Vuelta a León
  • Spain Spanish Champion - Team Pursuit ( with Sergi Escobar, Albert Ramiro Antonio and Miguel Parra )
  • Spain Spanish Champion - Team Pursuit ( with Sergi Escobar, Carlos Herrero Nadal and Antonio Miguel Parra )

Team

  • 2000 Costa de Almeria
  • 2001-2002 Jazztel -Costa de Almeria
  • 2003 Father Nina Costa de Almeria
  • 2004 Costa de Almeria - Paternina
  • 2005 Catalunya - Angel Mir
  • 2006-2007 Viña Magna CROPU
  • 2008 Extremadura Grupo Gallardo
  • 2009 Andorra
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