Juan Manuel Gárate
Juan Manuel Garate Cepa ( born April 24, 1976 in Irun, Spain ) is a Spanish cyclist.
Career
Garate was founded in 2000 with the Italian professional team Lampre. Already in 2001, he proved himself with good finishes, he finished seventh in the Tour de Suisse, Twentieth Giro d' Italia and won a stage of the Vuelta a España. Because his captain Gilberto Simoni changed in the following season, he was able to exit his own cap and showed his class with stage victories in the Tour de Suisse and the Giro del Trentino. He achieved an outstanding fourth place in the Giro d' Italia, which he confirmed in the following years with a tenth and a fifth place. 2005 drove Garate at Saunier Duval -Scott and was Spanish champion in the road race. 2006 -2008 he rode for the Belgian team Quick Step Innergetic, since 2009 for the Dutch team Rabobank. In the penultimate stage of the 2009 Tour de France he won the tough summit finish on Mont Ventoux.
Achievements
- 2005 Spanish champion in the road race
- Winner of the mountain jersey at the Giro d' Italia 2006
- 14th stage of the Vuelta a España 2001
- 19th stage of the Giro d' Italia 2006
- 20th stage of the Tour de France 2009
Team
- 2000 Lampre- Daikin
- 2001 Lampre- Daikin
- 2002 Lampre- Daikin
- 2003 Lampre
- 2004 Lampre
- 2005 Saunier Duval Prodir -
- 2006 Quickstep Innergetic
- 2007 Quickstep Innergetic
- 2008 Quick Step
- 2009 Rabobank
- 2010 Rabobank
- 2011 Rabobank
- 2012 Rabobank
- 2013 Belkin Pro Cycling Team