Antonio Piedra
Spanish cyclist
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Antonio Piedra Pérez (born 10 October 1985) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Fuerteventura–Canarias, Andalucía–Caja Granada, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour and Team Manzana Postobón squads.
Piedra in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Piedra Pérez |
| Born | 10 October 1985 Seville, Spain |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002 | Citroen Martos Tobalo (junior) |
| 2003 | UCOP (junior) |
| 2004 | Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad |
| 2005–2006 | Comunitat Valenciana |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007 | Fuerteventura–Canarias |
| 2008–2011 | Andalucía–Cajasur |
| 2012–2014 | Caja Rural[1] |
| 2016 | Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour |
| 2017 | Team Manzana Postobón[2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Born in Seville, Piedra became a professional in 2007, competing for the Fuerteventura–Canarias team, before joining Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He spent four years with the team before joining the Caja Rural team for the 2012 season. Piedra took a prestigious victory by winning the Rogaland GP in May 2012, soloing away to win by 35 seconds over his nearest challenger.[3] He participated in that year's Vuelta a España, his team being invited as a 'wildcard', and had a major victory on stage 15, a high mountain affair finishing atop the Lakes of Covadonga climb. Piedra followed a move that formed on the first climb of the day, and dropped his breakaway companions on the final difficulty of the race, the first "Hors Category" climb of the Vuelta. He had 2 minutes and 2 seconds of an advantage over his nearest competitor, Euskaltel–Euskadi's Rubén Pérez.[4]
Major results
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Palencia
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2009
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
- 2011
- 8th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 9th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2012
- 1st Rogaland GP
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2013
- Combativity award Stage 5 Vuelta a España
- 2016
- 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
