Eduardo Chozas

Eduardo Chozas Olmo (born 5 July 1960 in Madrid) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won four stages at the Tour de France and three in the Giro d'Italia. He was also chosen as the most combative rider of 1990 Tour de France.

Eduardo Chozas

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Chozas Olmo
Born	(1960-07-05) 5 July 1960 (age 65) Madrid, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
1980–1984	Fosforera–Vereco MG
1985	Reynolds
1986–1987	Teka
1988	Kelme
1989–1991	ONCE
1992–1993	Artiach–Royal
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 3 stages Tour de France, Combativity award (1990) 4 stages

As of 2014, Chozas holds the record for most Grand Tour participations and finishes. He started in a total of 27 Grand Tours (6 Tours, 8 Giros and 13 Vueltas), and finished in 26 of them, only abandoning the 1984 Vuelta a España on the last stage.^[1]

Career achievements

Major results

1979

3rd Clásica a los Puertos

1980

2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

9th Overall Deutschland Tour

1st Stage 5b

1981

2nd Overall Vuelta Asturias

1st Stage 1

3rd Clásica a los Puertos

1983

1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja

1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Stage 2

1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo

1st GP Camp de Morvedre

3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos

3rd Clásica a los Puertos

6th Overall Vuelta a España

8th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 5

1984

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

10th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1985

3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude

7th Subida a Arrate

8th Overall Route du Sud

9th Overall Tour de France

1st Stage 15

1986

1st Stage 17 Tour de France

1987

1st Stage 22 Tour de France

3rd Trofeo Luis Puig

6th Trofeo Masferrer

9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1990

1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia

3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia

6th Overall Tour de France

1st Stage 13

Combativity award

1991

5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

1st Stage 4a

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 13

1992

3rd Clásica a los Puertos

1993

2nd Clásica de Almería

5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Year	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Vuelta a España	36	11	14	6	DNF	29	24	36	67	24	33	11	43	22
Giro d'Italia	—	16	19	8	45	—	—	—	—	—	11	10	—	32
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	9	14	25	30	—	6	11	—	—