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'{{redirect|Joaquín Rodríguez}} {{spanish name 2|Rodríguez|Oliver}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Joaquim Rodríguez | image = Tour de France 2015, rodriguez (20062621335) (cropped).jpg | caption = Rodríguez at the [[2015 Tour de France]] | fullname = Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver | nickname = El Purito | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Barcelona]], Spain<ref name="Biography"/> | height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}<ref name="tdf-profile">{{cite web|title=Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver profile|url=http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/riders/katusha-team/rodriguez-oliver-joaquin.html?xtmc=rodriguez&xtcr=1}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}<ref name="tdf-profile" /> | currentteam = {{ct|KAT}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber<br>Classics specialist<br>Puncheur | proyears1 = 2001–2003 | proteam1 = {{ct|ONC|2001}} | proyears2 = 2004–2005 | proteam2 = {{ct|FUJ|2004}} | proyears3 = 2006–2009 | proteam3 = {{ct|GCE|2006}} | proyears4 = 2010– | proteam4 = {{ct|KAT|2010}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Rodriguez signs for Katusha | author = Cycling News | publisher = Cycling News | date = 2009-08-11 | url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rodriguez-signs-for-katusha | accessdate = 2009-09-02}}</ref> | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Tour de France]]''' ::3 individual stages ([[2010 Tour de France|2010]], [[2015 Tour de France|2015]]) :'''[[Giro d'Italia]]''' ::[[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]] ([[2012 Giro d'Italia|2012]]) ::2 individual stages ([[2012 Giro d'Italia|2012]]) :'''[[Vuelta a España]]''' ::[[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|Mountains classification]] ([[2005 Vuelta a España|2005]]) ::[[Combination classification in the Vuelta a España|Combination classification]] ([[2015 Vuelta a España|2015]]) ::{{nowrap|9 individual stages ([[2003 Vuelta a España|2003]], [[2010 Vuelta a España|2010]], [[2011 Vuelta a España|2011]], [[2012 Vuelta a España|2012]], [[2013 Vuelta a España|2013]], [[2015 Vuelta a España|2015]])}} '''[[Race stage|Stage races]]''' :[[Volta a Catalunya]] ([[2010 Volta a Catalunya|2010]], [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|2014]]) :[[Tour of the Basque Country]] ([[2015 Tour of the Basque Country|2015]]) :[[Vuelta a Burgos]] ([[2011 Vuelta a Burgos|2011]]) :[[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme]] (2004) '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' <br /> :[[Spanish National Road Race Championship|National Road Race Championships]] ([[2007 national cycling championships|2007]]) :[[Giro di Lombardia]] ([[2012 Giro di Lombardia|2012]], [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|2013]]) :[[La Flèche Wallonne]] ([[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|2012]]) '''Other''' :[[UCI World Tour]] ([[2010 UCI World Ranking|2010]], [[2012 UCI World Tour|2012]], [[2013 UCI World Tour|2013]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{ESP}} }} {{MedalSport| [[Road bicycle racing]] }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver |[[2013 UCI Road World Championships|2013 Florence]]|[[2013 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|Road race]]}} {{MedalBronze |[[2009 UCI Road World Championships|2009 Mendrisio]]|[[2009 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|Road race]]}} | updated = 16 July 2015 }} '''Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver''' (born 12 May 1979) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] professional [[road racing cyclist]]. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|KAT}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(fi4p1rxrmda3macuk4uui3pf))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2998|title=Team Katusha (KAT)&nbsp;– RUS|accessdate=2 January 2014|work=[[UCI World Tour]]|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]}}</ref> His notable results in [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]] include fourteen stage victories, second place overall in the [[2012 Giro d'Italia]], finishing 2nd overall in the [[2015 Vuelta a España]], third place in the general classification of the [[Vuelta a España]] in both [[2010 Vuelta a España|2010]] and [[2012 Vuelta a España|2012]]<nowiki/> and third place in the [[2013 Tour de France]]. He also finished first of the UCI world rankings in [[2010 UCI World Ranking|2010]], [[2012 UCI World Tour|2012]] and [[2013 UCI World Tour|2013]], and won [[Classic cycle races|classics]] such as the [[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|Flèche Wallonne]] and the [[Giro di Lombardia]] twice ([[2012 Giro di Lombardia|2012]] and [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|2013]]). He also won stage races including the [[Volta a Catalunya]] twice ([[2010 Volta a Catalunya|2010]] and [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|2014]]), the [[2015 Tour of the Basque Country]] and the [[2011 Vuelta a Burgos]]. ==Personal life and early career== Rodríguez was born in [[Barcelona]], the son of an amateur rider in the 1960s, and later lived in [[Parets del Vallès]]. Some years later he moved to the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque country]] to ride for Iberdrola, an amateur team associated to the professional cycling team {{ct|ONC|2001}}.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web |url=http://kecprosport.com/purito/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=414&Itemid=174 |title=Biografía |author= |date= |work= |publisher=KEC Pro Sport SL |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deia.com/2011/04/06/deportes/ciclismo/la-llama-del-purito |title=La llama del Purito |author=Alain Laiseka |date=April 6, 2011 |work=deia.com |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=es}}</ref> His nickname in the professional [[peloton]] is ''Purito'', [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for ''little [[cigar]]'', a name he was given in an early season training camp during his first year as a professional with {{ct|ONC|2001}}. When some of his teammates stepped up the pace on a small climb, he passed them making a hand [[gesture]] appearing to be smoking a cigar, suggesting he was climbing without much effort. The gesture was not welcomed by his teammates, who made him smoke a real cigar as a [[hazing]] [[ritual]] later in the evening.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.letour.fr/2011/FWH/COURSE/us/actus.html#zone167140 |title=Rodríguez aims for the top |author= |date=April 18, 2011 |work=letour.fr |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/07/17/874971-tour-de-france-purito-rodriguez-fume-la-pipe.html |title=Tour de France. "Purito" Rodriguez fume la pipe! |author=P.L |date=July 17, 2010 |work=ladepeche.fr |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kecprosport.com/purito/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=387:hola-soy-purito-&catid=63:cer-2009&Itemid=173 |title=Hola, soy Purito |author=P.L |date=January 15, 2009 |work=Ciclismo en Ruta |publisher=KEC Pro Sport SL |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=es}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===ONCE (2000–2003)=== In 2001 he turned professional with {{ct|ONC|2001}} after riding for the team in late 2000 as a [[Glossary of bicycling#stagiaire|stagiaire]]. In 2001, during his first season as a professional, he won the [[Escalada a Montjuïc]], a race held in [[Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2001/oct01/montjuich01.shtml |title=38th Escalada a Montjuic&nbsp;– Rodriguez ascends to the top in Barcelona |author= |date=October 21, 2001 |work=Cycling News |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> In 2003 he won the sixth stage of the [[Paris–Nice]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage6 |title=Rodríguez profits, as Vino maintains Paris-Nice lead |author=Tim Maloney |date=March 15, 2003 |work=Cycling News |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> while he also won [[team time trial]]s with {{ct|ONC|2003}} at the [[Volta a Catalunya]] and [[2003 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]. ===Saunier Duval-Prodir (2004–2005)=== In 2004 he joined {{ct|SDV|2004}} and won the [[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme]], a [[Race stage|stage race]] held in [[Catalonia]]. The following year he won [[Subida a Urkiola]] and the [[Mountains classification]] of the [[2005 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], while he finished second in the [[2005 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] and the [[Vuelta a Burgos]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonitron.net/noticia/joaquim-rodriguez-del-equipo-saunier-duval-rey-la-montana-la-vuelta-/620 |title=Joaquim Rodríguez, del equipo Saunier Duval, Rey de la Montaña en la Vuelta |author= |date=September 20, 2005 |work=Sonitron.net |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=es}}</ref> ===Caisse d'Epargne (2006–2009)=== [[File:TDP2007 ETAP4 pro-cycling.org (16).jpg|upright|thumbnail|left|Rodriguez at the 2007 Tour de Pologne]] After joining {{ct|GCE|2006}} in 2006, he won the fifth stage of the [[2006 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]]. In 2007 he became the [[Spanish National Road Race Championships|Spanish road race champion]] and also won the [[Klasika Primavera]] and [[Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia]]. In 2008 he won a stage to [[Montelupone]] at the third stage of [[2008 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] atop a 1.7 kilometers climb with sections over 20% in gradients which had many cyclists coming in after him get off and run while carrying their bikes or zig-zag up the climb since it was so steep, but he was one of the few who powered up the difficulty while riding a straight line.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/mar08/tirreno08/?id=results/tirreno083|title=Joaquím Rodríguez howls on Montelupone|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=14 March 2008|accessdate=10 July 2012|first=Gregor|last=Brown}}</ref> He also finished eight at the [[2008 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]], [[2008 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] and [[2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]. Later in the season he finished sixth in the [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]. In 2009 he repeated his stage victory at [[Montelupone]], in the [[2009 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], while he ended second in the [[2009 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]. The second half of the season was marked by a stage win at the [[Vuelta a Burgos]], a seventh place in the overall classification of the [[2009 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] and a [[bronze medal]] in the [[2009 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|World Championships road race]] in [[Mendrisio]].<ref name="Katusha">{{cite web |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2663/Joaquim-Rodriguez-ready-for-fresh-start-with-Katusha.aspx |title=Joaquim Rodríguez ready for fresh start with Katusha |author= |date=January 2, 2010 |work=velonation.com |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> ===Katusha (2010–)=== In 2010 he joined the [[Russia]]n team {{ct|KAT|2010}}, which guaranteed him a position at the [[2010 Tour de France|Tour de France]] and a leading role in certain races throughout the season.<ref name="Katusha"/> Early in the season Rodríguez won the [[2010 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]], the UCI ProTour race held around [[Catalonia]], and later won the [[Gran Premio Miguel Indurain]] and a stage at the [[2010 Vuelta al País Vasco|Vuelta al País Vasco]], where he eventually finished third. He also ended second behind [[Cadel Evans]] in the [[Flèche Wallonne]]. At the [[2010 Tour de France|Tour de France]] he won the stage to [[Mende, Lozère|Mende]], which featured an uphill finish to the ''Côte de la Croix Neuve'', with the finish line at the [[runway]] of the [[Mende Aerodrome]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4917/Tour-de-France-Joaquin-Rodriguez-climbs-to-victory-in-Mende-as-Alberto-Contador-goes-on-the-offensive.aspx |title=Tour de France: Joaquin Rodriguez climbs to victory in Mende as Alberto Contador goes on the offensive |author=Ben Atkins |date=July 16, 2010 |work=Velo Nation |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> Rodríguez finished eight at the Tour de France. He continued his strong performance during the season with a fifth place at the [[2010 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] and a fourth place at the overall classification of the [[2010 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], winning the stage to Peña Cabarga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elcorreo.com/agencias/20100907/deportes/mas-deportes/purito-rodriguez-conocia-mieles-liderato_201009071948.html |title="Purito" Rodríguez ya conocía las mieles del liderato |author= |date=September 7, 2010 |work=EFE |publisher=elcorreo.com |accessdate=February 15, 2012|language=es}}</ref> Rodríguez topped the [[2010 UCI World Ranking|UCI World Ranking]] at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/503574/rodriguez-tops-2010-world-ranking.html |title=Rodriguez tops 2010 World Ranking |author=Nigel Wynn |date=October 18, 2010 |work=Cycling Weekly |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> ====2011==== [[File:Joaquim Rodriguez.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rodriguez at the [[2011 Criterium du Dauphine]]]] In 2011 he won a stage at the [[2011 Vuelta al País Vasco|Vuelta al País Vasco]] and finished second behind [[Philippe Gilbert]] at both the [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] and [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]. He later finished fifth at the [[2011 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] and won the stages to [[Allevard|Le Collet d’Allevard]] and [[La Toussuire]] in the [[2011 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]], where he won the points and mountains classifications and finished fifth overall. He skipped the [[2011 Tour de France|Tour de France]] to concentrate on the races at the end of the season, mainly the [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], where he was considered a possible candidate for winning the race.<ref name="end_2011">{{cite web |url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/classics-giro-and-vuelta-for-rodriguez-in-2012 |title=Classics, Giro and Vuelta for Rodriguez in 2012 |author= |date=November 2, 2011 |work=Cycling News |publisher= |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> He started the second half of the season by finishing fourth at the [[2011 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] and winning the overall classification and a stage at the [[Vuelta a Burgos]]. He started the Vuelta with stage victories at [[Valdepeñas de Jaén]] and [[San Lorenzo de El Escorial]], where he captured the leader's jersey, but soon faded and eventually finished the race nineteenth overall.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/joaquim-rodriguez-takes-stage-8-lead-in-2011-vuelta-a-espana_190064 |title=Joaquim Rodriguez takes stage 8, lead in 2011 Vuelta a España |author=Andrew Hood |date=August 27, 2011 |work=Velo News |publisher=competitor.com |accessdate=February 15, 2012}}</ref> He ended the season with a third place at the [[2011 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]. ====2012==== [[File:Giro d'Italia 2012, giau 140 rodriguez uran (17600510399).jpg|thumbnail|right|Rodriguez wearing the [[Maglia Rosa]] at the [[2012 Giro d'Italia]]]] On 18 April 2012, he won [[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] in Belgium with a superb climb on the Mur de Huy and finished second in the Tour of the Basque Country. Rodríguez took his good form into the [[2012 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] where he won two stages and finished second overall to Canadian [[Ryder Hesjedal]]. He was always competitive with the general classification contenders in the high mountains, and held the ''maglia rosa'' coming in to the final [[Individual Time Trial]], where he lost 47 seconds to Hesjedal, therefore losing the overall lead by 16 seconds. However, he won the points classification jersey, with a slim lead of one point (139 to 138) over [[Mark Cavendish]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia/stage-21/results|title=Ryder Hesjedal wins the Giro d'Italia|author=Pete Cossins|date=27 May 2012|accessdate=23 August 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref> On the [[2012 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], Rodriguez almost took the win on [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage3|stage 3]], but [[Alejandro Valverde]] popped up on his right to steal the victory in a photo finish, and snatched the red jersey.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-3/results|title=Valverde claims photo finish on Eibar|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=21 August 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012|author=Daniel Benson}}</ref> On the [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage4|next stage]], a big crash occurred involving Valverde. Rodriguez took the lead in the overall classification, arriving to destination with the remnants of the bunch atop the climb of the [[Orduña]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12688/Vuelta-a-Espana-Simon-Clarke-wins-in-stage-four-breakaway-as-Valverde-loses-to-a-crash.aspx|title=Vuelta a España: Simon Clarke wins in stage four breakaway as Valverde loses to a crash|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=21 August 2012|accessdate=23 August 2012|author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> He took the [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage6|sixth stage]], the majority of it was flat but the riders had to tackle with two Category 3 climbs near the conclusion, the line being situated atop the last one, the Fuerte del Rapitán in [[Jaca]]. With {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} remaining, [[Chris Froome]] launched an attack which only Rodriguez could follow, before passing the {{ct|SKY|2012}} rider and grabbing both the victory and the twelve seconds bonus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/joaquim-rodriguez-defends-vuelta-lead-with-stage-6-victory_235571|title=Joaquim Rodriguez defends Vuelta lead with stage-6 victory|work=Velo News|publisher=2012 Competitor Group, Inc.|date=23 August 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> The scenario repeated itself on [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage12|stage 12]], where Rodriguez escaped from the lead group with [[Alberto Contador]] in the final difficulty of the day, the very steep climb [[Dumbría|Mirador de Ézaro]]. The pair broke away in a section that had a gradient approaching 20%, and Rodriguez soon powered away from Contador to take his second stage of the Vuelta with an eight second margin over the Spaniard.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12761/Vuelta-a-Espana-Rodriguez-scoops-second-stage-win-with-powerful-finishing-surge.aspx|title=Vuelta a España: Rodriguez scoops second stage win with powerful finishing surge|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=30 August 2012|accessdate=31 August 2012|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref> On the mountainous [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 14|stage 14]], Rodriguez played the same trick on Contador again on the final climb, with Contador attacking with two kilometers to go and looking very likely to take the victory. Rodriguez got back to him, his rival attacked again and Rodriguez surged ahead to take the win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12774/Vuelta-Devastating-surge-sees-Rodriguez-overhaul-Contador-for-another-stage-win.aspx|title=Vuelta: Devastating surge sees Rodriguez overhaul Contador for another stage win|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=1 September 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref> Disaster struck for him on [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 17|stage 17]], where Contador slipped into a breakaway and went on to win the stage solo, as Rodriguez could not respond and was relegated to third place overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-17/results|title=Contador solos to stage win, Vuelta lead|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=5 September 2012|accessdate=8 September 2012|author=Susan Westemeyer}}</ref> Despite his attacks on [[2012 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 20|the penultimate stage]] in the steep climb of Bola del Mondo, Rodriguez could not improve his third placing although he gained some time on Contador.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-20/results|title=Menchov prevails on the Bola del Mundo|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=8 September 2012|accessdate=8 September 2012}}</ref> Rodriguez went in Italy to compete in the [[2012 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]], where he had the opportunity to take the first place in the [[2012 UCI World Tour]] detained by [[Bradley Wiggins]]. He did exactly that by winning the race under heavy rain and temperatures oscillating around {{convert|10|C|F}}. He attacked on the final difficulty of the day, the Villa Vergano climb. He arrived at the top of the difficulty alone and descended to [[Lecco]], claiming the victory with a gap of 9 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12956/Joaquim-Rodriguez-solos-to-a-rainy-Lombardia-victory-and-grabs-WorldTour-lead.aspx|title=Joaquim Rodríguez solos to a rainy Lombardia victory and grabs WorldTour lead|work=CyclingNation|publisher=CyclingNation LLC|date=29 September 2012|accessdate=1 October 2012|author=Ben Atkins}}</ref> ====2013==== [[File:Purito Rodríguez-Ganador en Naranco-1 (cropped).jpg|upright|thumb|Rodríguez at the [[2013 Vuelta a España]]]] In 2013, Rodriguez started his season winning stage 4 in the [[2013 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], where he ended up finishing fourth overall. He later won stage five of the [[2013 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] and went on to finish fifth overall, after following an attack from [[Peter Sagan]] and [[Vincenzo Nibali]] on stage 6 and gaining time on his rivals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/03/news/sagan-wins-wild-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6_277570|title=Sagan wins wild Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=11 March 2013|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> Rodríguez rode the [[2013 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] and [[2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]], where at both races he finished second behind [[Dan Martin (cyclist)|Dan Martin]]. Rodríguez later aimed for a high finish in the Tour de France. In the [[2013 Tour de France|Tour]], Rodríguez had a quiet start and after the first time trial on stage 11, Rodriguez was eleventh overall, over five minutes behind the race leader. Rodríguez picked up his form on stage 15 in which he finished fourth on [[Mont Ventoux]], moving him into the top ten. He later finished third on the uphill time trial stage. On stage 18, he moved into the top five after finishing fifth on [[Alpe d'Huez]], gaining a minute on race leader [[Chris Froome]]. On the mountainous stage 20 to [[Annecy-Semnoz]], he finished second behind [[Nairo Quintana]]. However, Rodríguez managed to move into a podium position in the final general classification after gaining over a minute over Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/after-late-tour-surge-joaquim-rodriguez-casts-one-eye-toward-vuelta_296177|title=After late-Tour surge, Joaquim Rodriguez casts one eye toward Vuelta|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=20 July 2013|accessdate=22 October 2013|author=Andrew Hood}}</ref> After the Tour de France, he took a long break and then came as the leader of Katusha at the start of the [[2013 Vuelta a España]], a race he twice finished on the podium in the past. One of the favorites at the start of the race, Rodríguez won the 19th stage and finished fourth in the overall classification, more than three minutes behind winner [[Chris Horner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/93589-vuleta-stage-19-joaquin-rodrigiuez-takes-stage-and-chris-horner-snatches-race|title=Vuelta Stage 19: Joaquin Rodriguez takes the stage&nbsp;– and Chris Horner snatches race lead|work=RoadCC|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Ltd|date=13 September 2013|accessdate=22 October 2013|author=Simon McMichael}}</ref> Afterwards, he raced the [[2013 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|World Championships]], where he came short of winning the rainbow jersey, after being caught by eventual winner [[Rui Costa (cyclist)|Rui Costa]] in the last kilometer. One week later, Rodríguez took revenge for his defeat at the [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]], winning for the second consecutive year with a perfectly timed attack on the Villa Vergano climb.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/95913-joaquim-rodriguez-doubles-win-il-lombardia-second-year-running|title=Joaquim Rodriguez doubles up to win il Lombardia for second year running|work=RoadCC|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Ltd|date=6 October 2013|accessdate=22 October 2013|author=Simon McMichael}}</ref> ====2014==== [[File:2014-07-14 17-36-55 tour-de-france-plancher-bas (cropped).jpg|upright|thumbnail|left|Rodriguez at the [[2014 Tour de France]]]] Rodríguez's first race of the season was the [[Tour de San Luis]], where he finished 71st, without making an impact in the mountains. After this, Rodríguez went to the [[Dubai Tour]] and the [[2014 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], where he eventually finished fourth, behind [[Chris Froome]], [[Tejay van Garderen]], and [[Rigoberto Urán]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9181040/chris-froome-wins-tour-of-oman-for-second-successive-year-as-andre-greipel-claims-last-stage|title=Chris Froome retains Tour of Oman title as Andre Greipel triumphs on final stage|first=Matt|last=Westby|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[BSkyB]]|date=23 February 2014|accessdate=2 June 2014}}</ref> For the first time in four years, Rodríguez skipped [[2014 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], choosing instead to prepare for the Ardennes Classics on the [[Teide]]. He then came back to racing in the [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]], where he won the third stage and the general classification, for the second time in his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cycling-rodriguez-seals-second-tour-catalunya-triumph-154530621--spt.html|title=Rodriguez seals second Tour of Catalunya triumph|work=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=2 June 2014|agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Rodríguez was forced to quit the [[2014 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] after a serious crash in stage six where he suffered a broken rib and fractured thumb.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/05/news/gc-contender-rodriguez-abandons-giro-after-stage-6-crash_328029|title=GC contender Rodriguez abandons Giro after stage 6 crash|first=Gregor|last=Brown|date=15 May 2014|accessdate=2 June 2014|work=VeloNews|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]}}</ref> He finished the [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] just off the podium, in fourth place overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2014/stage-21/results|title=Contador seals overall 2014 Vuelta a España victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=14 September 2014|accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref> ====2015==== Rodríguez started his season somewhat late and quietly by taking the thirteenth place Overall in [[2015 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]. He mounted on the third step of the podium twice in stages of that race. He had his first win of the season on a mountainous third stage of the [[2015 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]], outsprinting [[Nairo Quintana]] and [[Sergio Henao]] after a descent in Zumarraga.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/joaquim-rodriguez-pips-sergio-henao-to-win-tour-of-the-basque-country-stage-three-165728|title=Joaquim Rodriguez pips Sergio Henao to win Tour of the Basque Country stage three|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=8 April 2015|accessdate=8 April 2015|author=Stuart Clarke}}</ref> He repeated his winning ways on the very next day, on the [[queen stage]], winning the sprint after the final climb.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-2015/stage-4/results|title=Pais Vasco: Rodriguez wins stage 4 in Arrate|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=9 April 2015|accessdate=9 April 2015|author=Kirsten Frattini}}</ref> In the final time trial, Rodriguez finished second overall to overtake race leader [[Sergio Henao]] by 13 seconds to win the [[2015 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]].<ref>http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/joaquim-rodriguez-wins-tour-of-the-basque-country-166158</ref> In the Ardennes Classics, Rodriguez finished fourth of the [[2015 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-2015/results|title=Valverde wins La Fleche Wallonne 2015|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=22 April 2015|accessdate=26 April 2015}}</ref> He then took a podium spot at [[2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] as he was outsprinted by [[Alejandro Valverde]] and [[Julian Alaphilippe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alejandro-valverde-wins-liege-bastogne-liege-2015-168251|title=Alejandro Valverde wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2015|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]] Sports & Leisure network|date=26 April 2015|accessdate=26 April 2015|author=Nigel Wynn}}</ref> In the [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Rodríguez won the third stage finishing atop the [[Mur de Huy]]. "The Mur de Huy is something that I know extremely well — I’ve seen it before," said the Spaniard in reference to the difficulty being featured every year in the race [[La Flèche Wallonne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/race-report/rodriguez-wins-tour-stage-3-froome-takes-yellow-jersey_376690|title=Rodriguez wins Tour stage 3, Froome takes yellow jersey|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=6 July 2015|accessdate=6 July 2015|last=Powlison|first=Spencer}}</ref> Rodríguez also won the twelfth stage atop the [[Plateau de Beille]], his first Tour de France win on a mountain stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-safe-in-tour-de-france-lead-as-joaquim-rodriguez-wins-stage-12-182894|title=Chris Froome safe in Tour de France lead as Joaquim Rodriguez wins stage 12|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]]|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=16 July 2015|last=Wynn|first=Nigel}}</ref> ==Palmarès== {{colbegin|3}} ;2001 : 1st [[Escalada a Montjuïc]] : 3rd [[Subida a Urkiola]] ;2003 : 1st Stage 8 [[2003 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] : 1st Stage 6 [[Paris–Nice]] ;2004 : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme]] ;2005 : 1st [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px]] [[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|Mountains classification]] [[2005 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] : 1st [[Subida a Urkiola]] : 2nd Overall [[Vuelta a Burgos]] : 2nd [[Clásica de San Sebastián]] ;2006 : 1st Stage 5 [[2006 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]] : 17th Overall [[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ;2007 : 1st [[File:MaillotEspaña.PNG|20px]] [[Spanish National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] : 1st [[Klasika Primavera]] : 1st [[GP Villafranca de Ordizia]] ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 [[2008 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 6th Overall [[2008 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] : 6th [[2008 UCI Road World Championships|World Road Race Championships]] : 8th [[2008 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] : 8th [[2008 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] : 8th [[2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 [[2009 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 1st Stage 2 [[Vuelta a Burgos]] : 2nd [[2009 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] : 3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2009 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] : 7th Overall [[2009 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] : 17th Overall [[2008 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] ;2010 : 1st Overall [[2010 UCI World Ranking|UCI World Ranking]] : 1st [[File:MaillotVolta.png|20px]] Overall [[2010 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] : 1st [[GP Miguel Indurain]] : 1st Stage 5 [[2010 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]] : 2nd [[2010 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] : 3rd Overall [[2010 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st Stage 14 : 5th [[2010 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] : 7th Overall [[2010 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ::1st Stage 12 ;2011 : 1st [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] Overall [[2011 Vuelta a Burgos|Vuelta a Burgos]] ::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st Stage 2 :[[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st Stages 5 & 8 : 1st Stage 1 [[2011 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]] : 2nd [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] : 2nd [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] : 3rd [[2011 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] : 4th Overall [[2011 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] : 5th Overall [[2011 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]] ::1st Stages 6 & 7 ::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px]] Mountains classification : 9th [[GP Miguel Indurain]] ;2012 :1st Overall [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] :1st [[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] :1st [[2012 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] :2nd Overall [[2012 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] ::1st [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px]] [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]] ::1st Stages 10 & 17 :2nd Overall [[2012 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]] ::1st Stages 4 & 5 :3rd Overall [[2012 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st Stages 6, 12 & 14 :6th Overall [[2012 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] ::1st Stage 6 :8th [[2012 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] ;2013 :1st Overall [[2013 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] :1st [[2013 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] :2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2013 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|World Road Race Championships]] :2nd [[2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] :2nd Overall [[2013 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] :3rd Overall [[2013 Tour de France|Tour de France]] :4th Overall [[2013 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st Stage 19 :4th Overall [[2013 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]] ::1st Stage 4 :5th Overall [[2013 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] ::1st Stage 5 :6th [[2013 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] ;2014 :1st [[File:MaillotVolta.png|20px]] Overall [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] ::1st Stage 3 :3rd [[2014 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] :4th Overall [[2014 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]] :4th Overall [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] :5th [[Milano–Torino]] :8th [[2014 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] :[[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ::Held [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France]] after Stages 10–12, 14–15 ;2015 :1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[2015 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]] ::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st Stages 3 & 4 :2nd Overall [[2015 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] ::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px|link=Combination classification in the Vuelta a España]] Combination classification ::1st Stage 15 :: Held [[File:jersey red.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España]] after Stage 16 ::Held [[File:jersey green.svg|20px|link=Points classification in the Vuelta a España]] after Stages 15-20 :3rd [[2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] :4th [[2015 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] :5th [[2015 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]] :8th Overall [[2015 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]] :[[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ::1st Stages 3 & 12 ::Held [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France]] after Stages 3–5, 18 {{colend}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#eee;" !Grand Tour !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|[[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Giro d'Italia|alt=Pink jersey]] '''[[Giro d'Italia|Giro]]''' | style="text-align:center;"|[[2001 Giro d'Italia|80]] | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|[[2005 Giro d'Italia|80]] | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|[[2008 Giro d'Italia|17]] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2009 Giro d'Italia|WD]] | style="text-align:center;"|— | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2011 Giro d'Italia|4]] | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2012 Giro d'Italia|'''2''']] | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|[[2014 Giro d'Italia|WD]] | style="text-align:center;"|— |- | style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=Yellow jersey]] '''[[Tour de France|Tour]]''' | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2010 Tour de France|7]] | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2013 Tour de France|'''3''']] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2014 Tour de France|54]] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2015 Tour de France|29]] |- | style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|[[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=red jersey]] '''[[Vuelta a España|Vuelta]]''' | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|[[2003 Vuelta a España|26]] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2004 Vuelta a España|42]] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2005 Vuelta a España|37]] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2006 Vuelta a España|17]] | style="text-align:center;"|— | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2008 Vuelta a España|6]] | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2009 Vuelta a España|7]] | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2010 Vuelta a España|'''3''']] | style="text-align:center;"|[[2011 Vuelta a España|19]] | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2012 Vuelta a España|'''3''']] | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"| [[2013 Vuelta a España|4]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;"|[[2014 Vuelta a España|4]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddf;"|[[2015 Vuelta a España|'''2''']] |} WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP ===World road championships results timeline=== {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" ! !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 |- |[[UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's road race|UCI Road World Championships]] [[File:MaillotMundial.PNG|20px]] |align="center" |[[2006 UCI Road World Championships|72]] |align="center" |[[2007 UCI Road World Championships|65]] |align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2008 UCI Road World Championships|6]] |align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2009 UCI Road World Championships|3]] |align="center"|– |align="center"|– |align="center"|[[2012 UCI Road World Championships|39]] |align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2013 UCI Road World Championships|2]] |align="center"|[[2014 UCI Road World Championships|33]] |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Joaquim Rodríguez}} * {{official website|http://www.joaquimrodriguez.com/}} {{es icon}} *{{cycling archives|4579}} *[http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=119&idtitle=1 Palmares on CQ Ranking] {{Katusha riders}} {{UCI World Tour Winners}} {{Giro d'Italia points classification winners}} {{Vuelta a España Mountains Classification}} {{Vuelta a España Combination Classification}} {{Giro di Lombardia winners}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata | NAME = Rodríguez, Joaquim | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Rodríguez Oliver, Joaquim | SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[Road bicycle racer]] | DATE OF BIRTH = 1979-05-12 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Joaquim}} [[Category:Catalan cyclists]] [[Category:Spanish male cyclists]] [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Barcelona]] [[Category:Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners]] [[Category:Spanish Tour de France stage winners]] [[Category:Spanish Giro d'Italia stage winners]] [[Category:Tour de France cyclists]] [[Category:Giro d'Italia cyclists]] [[Category:Vuelta a España cyclists]] [[Category:2010 Tour de France stage winners]]'