Francisco Ventoso

Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (born 6 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Saunier Duval–Prodir, Andalucía–Cajasur, Carmiooro NGC, Movistar Team and CCC Team squads.^[4]

Francisco Ventoso

Ventoso at the 2019 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Nickname	Fran
Born	(1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 43) Reinosa, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
2004–2007	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008	Andalucía–Cajasur
2009–2010	Carmiooro A Style
2011–2016	Movistar Team[1]
2017–2020	BMC Racing Team[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (2011, 2012) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2006) 1 TTT stage (2017) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2012) Paris–Brussels (2010)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ventoso and the second or maternal family name is Alberdi.

Career

Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris–Brussels in a bunch sprint.^[5] On the back his victory in the one-day classic and 3 other stage wins, he was included in the Spanish squad to ride at the World Championships in Geelong.^[6]

Major results

2004

1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar

2005

4th Trofeo Luis Puig

2006

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España

1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta

2007

4th Gent–Wevelgem

10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

1st Stages 2, 3 & 5

2008

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León

4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

1st Stage 1

2009

1st Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà

1st Stages 1 & 2

1st Overall Tour of Hainan

1st Stage 4

1st Overall Paris–Corrèze

1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

1st Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

2010

1st Paris–Brussels

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Stage 2 Ster Elektrotoer

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

2011

Vuelta a Castilla y León

1st Points classification

1st Stages 1 & 2

1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 5 Tour Down Under

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía

2nd Trofeo Palma de Mallorca

2012

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 4 Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou-Charentes

2013

5th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca

5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

6th Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines

6th Clásica de Almería

8th GP Ouest–France

2014

2nd Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia

3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

4th Clásica de Almería

8th Trofeo Ses Salines

2017

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	92	66	125	—	—	94	89	87	—
Tour de France	—	78	DNF	—	—	—	139	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
/ Vuelta a España	93	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	92	111	97	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish