Javier Romo

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Javier Romo
Personal information
Full nameJavier Romo Oliver [1]
Born (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)
Villafranca de los Caballeros, Toledo, Spain [2]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team Movistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2021–2023 Astana–Premier Tech [3]
2024– Movistar Team

Javier Romo Oliver (born 6 January 1999) is a Spanish cyclist and triathlete, [2] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. [4]

Contents

After winning the Spanish national under-23 road race in 2020, Romo signed a three-year contract with Astana–Premier Tech and joined the team in 2021. [5] [6]

Major results

Triathlon

[1]

2017
2nd Triathlon Junior European Cup
3rd Spanish National Junior Triathlon Championships
9th World Triathlon Grand Final
2018
4th Spanish National Triathlon Championships
10th European Under-23 Triathlon Championships
2019
3rd Sprint Triathlon African Cup
8th Sprint Triathlon European Cup
9th Spanish National Sprint Triathlon Championships

Road cycling

2020
1st MaillotEspana.svg Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2021
5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
8th Overall Tour de Hongrie
2023
7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 2 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2023
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Javier Romo Oliver". World Triathlon . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Javier Romo, del triatlón al Astana: "He trabajado mucho, no es una casualidad"" [Javier Romo, from triathlon to Astana: "I have worked a lot, it is not a coincidence"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Movistar Team". UCI . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. "Six new signings for Astana – Premier Tech with Battistella, De Bod, Piccolo, Perry, Romo and Sobrero joining for 2021 and beyond". Astana. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "El campeón Sub-23 Javier Romo ficha tres años por el Astana" [The U23 champion Javier Romo signs three years for Astana] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.