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Francisco García Rus

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Francisco García Rus
Personal information
NicknameFran
Born (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamVigo–Rias Baixas
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Cajamar–Almería
2011KTM–Murcia amateur
2012Andalucía amateur
2013–2014GSport–Valencia Sports–Wolfbike
2017–2018GSport–Valencia Sports–Wolfbike
2020–2023Aluminios Cortizo
2024–Vigo–Rias Baixas
Professional team
2019Ludofoods–Louletano
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's para-cycling
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Road race B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Time trial B

Francisco García Rus (born 25 April 1992) is a Spanish racing cyclist, who competes both in able-bodied events and as a para-cyclist in tandem cycling events as a sighted guide.

Career

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García Rus made his professional debut in 2019.[2][3]

García Rus represented Spain at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the road race B and a bronze medal in the time trial B, serving as a pilot for Imanol Arriortua Zorrilla.[4][5]

Major results

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2010
1st Circuito Guadiana [fr] Juniors
2013
1st Ronda al Maestrazgo [es]
2014
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Zamora
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Palencia [es]
1st Stage 2 Volta a Castelló [ca]
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2017
1st Memorial Pascual Momparler [es]
1st Gran Premio Macario [es]
1st Prologue Vuelta Ciclista a León
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Alicante [es]
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Provincia de Valencia [es]
2018
1st Trofeo Ayuntamiento de Zamora [fr]
1st Stage 3 Volta a Lleida
1st Stage 3 Tour of Galicia
1st Prologue Vuelta a Zamora
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Provincia de Valencia [es]
2021
1st Prologue Vuelta a Zamora
2022
1st Stage 4 Circuito Montañés
2023
1st Overall Mémorial Manuel Sanroma [fr]
1st Stage 1
1st Trofeo Ayuntamiento de Zamora [fr]
1st Clásica de la Chuleta [fr]
2024
1st Clásica de la Chuleta [fr]
UCI Para Road World Championships
2nd Road race B (with Imanol Arriortua Zorrilla)
3rd Time trial B (with Imanol Arriortua Zorrilla)

References

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  1. ^ "Francisco García Rus". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Soto y García Rus dan el salto al pelotón profesional". laopiniondemurcia.es (in Spanish). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Fran García Rus: "El Louletano espera que sea su hombre rápido"". zikloland.com (in Spanish). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Imanol Arriortua y Fran Rus conquistan la plata en la ruta del Mundial de Zúrich". rfec.com (in Spanish). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships: Dutch and French dominate third day of para-cycling". uci.org. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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