Personal information | |
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Full name | Marcos García Fernández |
Born | San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Spain | 4 December 1986
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur teams | |
2006–2007 | Super Froiz |
2008 | Karpin–Galicia (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2009–2010 | Xacobeo–Galicia |
2011 | KTM–Murcia |
2012–2014 | Caja Rural |
2015 | Louletano–Ray Just Energy [1] |
2016–2022 | Kinan Cycling Team [2] [3] |
Marcos García Fernández (born 4 December 1986) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.
Born in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, García has competed as a professional since the start of the 2009 season, riding as a member of the Xacobeo–Galicia and KTM–Murcia squads before joining Caja Rural for the 2012 season. [4] On the fourth stage of the 2012 Vuelta a España, he put on a great performance by finishing fourth of the mountain stage, taking first place of his group. He exulted on the finish line, throwing kisses to the crowd; he thought he had won, but he had not, as three escapees had crossed the line before him. [5]
He has competed in four Grand Tours: three Vuelta a Españas and a Giro d'Italia.
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