Pablo Castrillo Explained

Pablo Castrillo
Birth Date:2 January 2001
Birth Place:Jaca, Spain
Height:1.83 m
Weight:74 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Puncheur
Amateuryears1:2020–2022
Amateurteam1:[1]
Proyears1:2022
Proteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears2:2023–
Proteam2:[2]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Vuelta a España

2 individual stages (2024)

Pablo Castrillo Zapater (born 2 January 2001) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[3] [4] His brother Jaime also competed as a professional cyclist until 2022.[5] Starting in 2025, he will race for Movistar Team.[6]

He took his first two professional wins at the 2024 Vuelta a España, winning stages 12 and 15 from the breakaway.[7] [8] He won stage 15 by distancing himself from Aleksandr Vlasov and Pavel Sivakov on the "hellish" slopes of Cuitu Negru - one of the most brutal climbs of that year's Vuelta.[9]

Major results

2022
  • 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 3rd
    2023
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
    2024 (2 pro wins)
  • Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stages 12 & 15
  • Combativity award Stages 4 & 12
  • 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
  • 7th Overall CRO Race

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2024
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España64
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: U23 British talent Dylan Westley to develop in Spain. . Asociación Deportiva Galibier. 22 January 2020. 25 March 2020.
    2. Web site: Equipo Kern Pharma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 January 2023.
    3. Web site: Equipo Kern Pharma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 January 2024.
    4. Web site: Pablo Castrillo . FirstCycling.com . 6 October 2023.
    5. Web site: Pablo Castrillo . ProCyclingStats . 6 October 2023.
    6. Web site: Alasdair Fotheringham . 2024-10-09 . Surprise double Vuelta a España stage winner Pablo Castrillo signs for Movistar . 2024-10-12 . cyclingnews.com . en.
    7. Web site: Castrillo Escapes For Vuelta Stage As O'Connor Protects Lead . . 29 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.
    8. Web site: Official classifications of La Vuelta - Stage 15 . 2024-09-01 . www.lavuelta.es . en.
    9. Web site: Dani Ostanek . 2024-09-01 . Vuelta a España stage 15: Pablo Castrillo holds off Vlasov to claim second stage win on Cuitu Negru . 2024-09-01 . cyclingnews.com . en.