Personal information | |
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Full name | Eduardo Chozas Olmo |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 5 July 1960
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Professional teams | |
1980–1984 | Fosforera–Vereco MG |
1985 | Reynolds |
1986–1987 | Teka |
1988 | Kelme |
1989–1991 | ONCE |
1992–1993 | Artiach–Royal |
Major wins | |
Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Tour de France,
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Eduardo Chozas Olmo (born 5 July 1960 in Madrid) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won four stages at the Tour de France and three in the Giro d'Italia. He was also chosen as the most combative rider of 1990 Tour de France.
As of 2014, Chozas holds the record for most Grand Tour participations and finishes. He started in a total of 26 Grand Tours (6 Tours, 7 Giros and 13 Vueltas), and finished in 25 of them, only abandoning the 1984 Vuelta a España on the last stage. [1]
Year | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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Vuelta a España | 36 | 11 | 14 | 6 | DNF | 29 | 24 | 36 | 67 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 43 | 22 |
Giro d'Italia | — | 16 | 19 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 32 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | 6 | 11 | — | — |
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