Manuel Calvente Gorbas (born 14 August 1976 in
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...
) is a Spanish former
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2010 for the , , and teams.
Major results
;2005
: 22nd, Overall,
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
;2008
: 1st, Overall,
Vuelta a La Rioja
The Vuelta a La Rioja () is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were int ...
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
Cyclists from Granada
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