José Manuel Díaz (cyclist)

José Manuel Díaz Gallego (born 18 January 1995 in Jaén) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH.^[7]

José Manuel Díaz

Díaz in 2017.
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Díaz Gallego
Born	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30) Jaén, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Burgos BH
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2014–2016	Bicicletas Rodríguez–Extremadura
Professional teams
2017–2018	Israel Cycling Academy[1]
2019	Team Vorarlberg Santic[2]
2020–2021	Nippo–Delko–One Provence[3][4]
2022	Gazprom–RusVelo[5]
2022–	Burgos BH[6]
Major wins
Stage races Tour of Turkey (2021)

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

After Gazprom–RusVelo lost its UCI license and its riders lost their contracts on 1 March 2022, Díaz was left without a job.^[8] On 3 June 2022 Burgos BH announced they had signed him on a 2-year contract.^[9]

Major results

2017

10th Gran Premio di Lugano

10th Pro Ötztaler 5500

2019

1st Mountains classification, Czech Cycling Tour

2020

1st Stage 8 Tour du Rwanda

2021

1st Overall Tour of Turkey

1st Stage 5

9th Overall Tour du Limousin

10th Overall Tour de l'Ain

2022

6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

Combativity award Stage 9 Vuelta a España

2023

10th Tour du Jura

Combativity award Stage 11 Vuelta a España

2024

3rd Tour du Doubs

6th Overall Tour de Langkawi

8th Mercan'Tour Classic

10th Tour du Jura

2025

9th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—
Tour de France	—	—
Vuelta a España	43	64

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish