Benjamín Noval

For his son, also a cyclist, see Benjamín Noval (cyclist, born 2008).

Benjamín Noval González (born 23 January 1979) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013.^[2]

Benjamín Noval

Noval at the 2007 Tour de Romandie.
Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Noval González
Nickname	El Toro
Born	(1979-01-23) 23 January 1979 (age 46) Mieres, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2000	Tegui-Galibier
Professional teams
2001–2003	Relax–GAM
2004–2007	U.S. Postal Service
2008–2010	Astana
2011–2013	Saxo Bank–SunGard[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noval.

Born in Mieres, Asturias, Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax–GAM for three years before switching to U.S. Postal Service (later Discovery Channel), where he stayed for four years. Noval switched to Astana for 2008, and for the 2011 season joined compatriots and team-mates Alberto Contador, Jesús Hernández and Daniel Navarro in signing for Saxo Bank–SunGard.^[3] At the end of the 2013 racing season Noval announced his retirement from professional road racing, despite being offered a contract by Tinkoff–Saxo for the following season.^[2]

Noval's son, also named Benjamín Noval, is a successful junior cyclist who signed a contract with UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers in 2025.^[4]

Major results

2000

9th Overall Vuelta a Navarra

2002

6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

9th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Points classification

2003

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

2004

1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France

3rd Clásica de Almería

2005

1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France