José Antonio Garrido Lima (born November 28, 1975 in Barakaldo

Barakaldo

Barakaldo , is a municipality in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao.Barakaldo is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area , and its official population...

, Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

) is a Spanish

Spain

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 professional road bicycle racer. He currently rides for the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

 team Quick Step-Innergetic

Quick Step-Innergetic

Quick Step is a Belgian UCI ProTour cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefévère. The directors are Rik Verbrugghe, Davide Bramati, Wilfried Peeters, Rik Van Slycke and Luca Guercilena. The mechanics are Jeanick Verstraete and Kurt Roose...

. Since turning professional in 1999, Garrido has achieved several top ten placings in Spanish stage races, including a fourth place, and wins in the combination competition and of stage 2, in the 2003 Clásica de Alcobendas. He recently joined the Portuguese LA MSS - Póvoa do Varzim.

Palmarès

2000 – Benfica

Volta a Portugal

Volta a Portugal

The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

Stage 8 - winner

2001 – Jazztel-Costa de Almeria

Vuelta a Burgos

Vuelta a Burgos

Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarés:...

Metas Volantes competition - winner

2002 – Jazztel-Costa de Almeria

Volta a Catalunya

Overall - 10th

2003 – Paternina-Costa de Almeria

Clásica de Alcobendas

Overall - 4th

Stage 2 - winner

Combination competition - winner

Vuelta a Castilla y León

Vuelta a Castilla y León

The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y León has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour.-Past winners:-External links:*...

Overall - 6th

Vuelta Asturias

Overall - 9th

External links

• Eurosport Profile
• Palmarès