Benjamín Noval Explained

Benjamín Noval
Fullname:	Benjamín Noval González
Nickname:	El Toro
Birth Date:	23 January 1979
Birth Place:	Mieres, Spain
Height:	1.880NaN0
Weight:	77kg (170lb)
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Climber
Amateuryears1:	2000
Amateurteam1:	Tegui-Galibier
Proyears1:	2001–2003
Proteam1:	Relax–GAM
Proyears2:	2004–2007
Proyears3:	2008–2010
Proyears4:	2011–2013
Proteam4:	^[1]

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]

Born in Mieres, Asturias, Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax–GAM for three years before switching to (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 .^[3] At the end of the 2013 racing season Noval announced his retirement from professional road racing, despite being offered a contract by for the following season.^[2]

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

Notes and References

Web site: Team Saxo-Tinkoff (TST) – DEN. 11 January 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001415/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=Mw&RefDate=11.01.2013&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1. 3 December 2013. dead.
News: Hood. Andrew. Benjamin Noval, Contador's longtime lieutenant, retires from the peloton. VeloNews. 15 October 2013. 15 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000419/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/10/news/benjamin-noval-contadors-longtime-lieutenant-retires-from-the-peloton_305874. 4 March 2016. dead.
Web site: Saxo Bank-SunGard signs Contador's top Spaniards. 12 August 2010.