Xacobeo Galicia

Team information
UCI code	KGZ (2007–2008) XGZ (2009) XAC (2010)
Registered	Spain
Founded	2007 (2007)
Disbanded	2010
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Professional Continental
Bicycles	BH Orbea
Key personnel
General manager	Rodrigo Rodríguez
Team name history
2006–2007 2007–2008 2009–2010	Fundación Ciclismo Galego Karpin-Galicia Xacobeo Galicia
Jersey

Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.

The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 and 2008.

It disappeared in 2010 following the withdrawal of the Xunta de Galicia as sponsors.

History

In 2006, the Galician regional government, the Xunta de Galicia, proposed the creation of a Galician professional cycling team in an attempt to emulate the success the Basque government-sponsored Euskaltel–Euskadi team.

The project received not only the economic support of the Xunta but that of the former Russian international footballer Valery Karpin, who following his retirement had set up Valery Karpin, S.L., a property company in the region.

On August 26, 2008, with the acquisition of a new sponsor the team changed its name from Karpin Galicia to Xacobeo Galicia.

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  Karpin Galicia (2007–2008)
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  Xacobeo Galicia (2010)

Wins

Former riders

As of July 20, 2010. ^[1]

Rider Date of birth   Carlos Castaño ( ESP) (1979-05-07) May 7, 1979 (age 44)   Gustavo César ( ESP) (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 (age 44)   Gustavo Domínguez ( ESP) (1980-10-17) October 17, 1980 (age 43)   José Antonio de Segovia ( ESP) (1982-10-22) October 22, 1982 (age 41)   Delio Fernández ( ESP) (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 (age 38)   Alberto Fernández ( ESP) (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 42)   David García ( ESP) (1977-09-30) September 30, 1977 (age 46)   Marcos García ( ESP) (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986 (age 37)

Rider Date of birth   Rodrigo García ( ESP) (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 44)   Vladimir Isaichev ( RUS) (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 37)   Serafín Martínez ( ESP) (1984-02-14) February 14, 1984 (age 40)   Ezequiel Mosquera ( ESP) (1975-11-19) November 19, 1975 (age 48)   Nelson Oliveira ( POR) (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 (age 35)   Francisco José Pacheco ( ESP) (1982-03-27) March 27, 1982 (age 42)   Gonzalo Rabuñal ( ESP) (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 39)   Gustavo Rodríguez ( ESP) (1979-09-16) September 16, 1979 (age 44)

References

External links

• Official website