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José Garcia Acosta
Key Stats
Nationality: Spanish
Born: August 4, 1972
Residence: San Sebastián, Spain
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 170 pounds
Turned Pro: 1995
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2008
9th, stage 3, Vuelta Castilla y Leon
2006
1st, stage 3, Vuelta Castilla y Leon
2005
3rd, stage 18, Vuelta a España
2004
2nd, stage 18, Tour de France
2003
1st, stage 2, Vuelta a Burgos
5th, stage 18, Vuelta a España
1st, stage 2, Vuelta a Burgos
2002
1st, stage 19, Vuelta a España
2001
2nd, stage 1, Vuelta a la Rioja
4th, stage 19, Vuelta a España
2000
1st, stage 13, Tour de France
3rd, stage 8, Tour de France
3rd, stage 18, Vuelta a España
1999
2nd, stage 17, Vuelta a España
1998
1st, GP Eddy Merckx (with Abraham Olano)
2nd, stage 13, Tour de France
3rd, stage 4, Circuit de la Sarthe
5th overall, Circuit de la Sarthe
1997
1st, stage 14, Vuelta a España
7th, Tour of The Netherlands
Biography
Garcia Acosta has been with this Spanish team since he joined as a stagiaire in 1994. At the time, the team was called Banesto. It became Illes Balears-Banesto in 2004; in 2006 it was named Caise d’Epargne-Illes Balears, then just Caisse d’Epargne in 2007. Through it all, Garcia Acosta has consistently delivered the big results.