Iván García (cyclist)

Iván García Cortina (born 20 November 1995) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[3][4]

Iván García
García in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameIván García Cortina
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995
Gijón, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics specialist
Professional teams
2015–2016AWT–GreenWay
2016Etixx–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2017–2020Bahrain–Merida[1][2]
2021–Movistar Team

Career

García signed with Bahrain–Merida for the 2017 season.[5] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6] Garcia won the 2017 Red Hook Criterium Milan fixed gear criterium race.[7] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[8]

In August 2020, it was announced that García was to join the Movistar Team on a three-year contract, from 2021.[4]

Major results

2012
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2015
10th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2016
1st Stage 4 Course de la Solidarité Olympique
4th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
1st Young rider classification
6th GP Izola
7th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
8th Porec Trophy
10th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
10th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
2017
8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
2018
4th London–Surrey Classic
2019
1st Stage 5 Tour of California
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
7th Overall BinckBank Tour
7th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
9th EuroEyes Cyclassics
2020
1st Stage 3 Paris–Nice
4th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
10th Bretagne Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France 114
Vuelta a España 100 99
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team". Merida Bikes. Merida Industry Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Ivan Garcia Cortina joins Movistar". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Bahrain-Merida continue recruitement with signing of Ivan Garcia Cortina - Cyclingnews.com". Cycling News.com.
  6. "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "WorldTour winner: Cortina (Bahrain-Merida) takes Red Hook Crit debut in Milan". CyclingTips. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  8. "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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