Javier Romo

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Javier Romo
Personal information
Full nameJavier Romo Oliver [1]
Born (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)
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]

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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
2024
4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
7th Giro della Toscana
9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2025 (1 pro win)
2nd Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 3
4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
7th Ardèche Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20232024
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 23
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF

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. Archived from the original on 20 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.