Rubén Fernández (cyclist)

Rubén Fernández Andújar (born 1 March 1991) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[5][6]

Rubén Fernández
Fernández in 2013.
Personal information
Full nameRubén Fernández Andújar
Born (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991
Murcia, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamCofidis
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2011–2012Caja Rural Amateur
Professional teams
2013–2014Caja Rural[1]
2015–2019Movistar Team[2]
2020Fundación–Orbea[3][4]
2021–Cofidis

Career

Fernández was born in Murcia.[7] In August 2014 Movistar Team announced the signing of the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir champion Fernández on an initial 2-year contract.[8] Fernández remained with the team until the end of the 2019 season, when he joined the Fundación–Orbea team.[3] Fernández signed a two-year deal with Cofidis in September 2020, from the 2021 season onwards.[6]

Major results

2012
1st Circuito Guadiana
2013
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 4
2014
6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
6th Vuelta a Murcia
10th Overall Tour du Limousin
2015
5th Overall Tour Down Under
6th Overall Tour of Britain
9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2016
6th Overall Tour Down Under
6th Overall Tour de Pologne
6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta a España
Held after Stage 3
Held after Stage 3
2017
7th GP Miguel Induráin
2018
5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
7th Overall Tour of Guangxi
2020
5th Road race, National Road Championships
7th Pollença–Andratx
8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2021
9th Overall UAE Tour
2022
4th Overall O Gran Camiño
7th Giro dell'Emilia
8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2023
10th Overall O Gran Camiño

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 62 85
A yellow jersey Tour de France 84
A red jersey Vuelta a España 33 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Ruben Fernandez " Caja Rural – Seguros RGA". Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Almeida, Giampaolo (26 December 2019). "Fundación-Orbea, Rubén Fernández in cerca di nuove motivazioni: "Spero di essere all'altezza"" [Fundación-Orbea, Rubén Fernández looking for new motivations: "I hope to live up to it"]. Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). SpazioCiclismo. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. "Euskaltel - Euskadi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "L'équipe Cofidis recrute l'Espagnol Ruben Fernandez" [The Cofidis team recruits the Spaniard Ruben Fernandez]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. Agence France-Presse. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. "Rubén Fernández Andujar". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. "Rubén Fernández signs for Movistar - Cyclingnews.com". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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