Jesús Herrada

Jesús Herrada

Personal information
Full name Jesús Herrada Lopez
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Mota del Cuervo, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Team information
Current team Movistar Team
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2011– Movistar Team
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2013)
Infobox last updated on
31 October 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Herrada and the second or maternal family name is López.

Jesús Herrada López (born 26 July 1990) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[1]

Career

He is considered one of the most promising young talents in Spanish cycling, having won the National Junior Time Trial Championships in 2007 and 2008, the Under-23 National Time Trial Championships in 2010, and the National Road Race Championships in 2013.[2][3][4]

On 3 May 2015, Herrada won the second and last stage of the Vuelta a Asturias. He did so while helping his leader Igor Antón to a general classification victory.[5] He finished fourth in the men's road race at the 2015 European Games in Baku, after giving a lead-out to the winner Luis León Sanchez.[6] In June 2015, he won a bronze medal at the National Time Trial Championships and a bronze medal in the National Road Race Championships.[7][8]

His brother José Herrada is also a professional cyclist, and is a member of the Movistar Team.

Career achievements

Major results

2007
1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
2008
1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
2010
1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
6th European Under-23 Time Trial Championships
8th UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
2011
3rd National Road Race Championships
5th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2012
1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Asturias
2013
1st National Road Race Championships
2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Young rider classification
1st Sprints classification
1st Stage 5
5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2014
1st Stage 1 Route du Sud
9th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Young rider classification
9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 5
2015
2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
1st Stage 3
3rd National Road Race Championships
3rd National Time Trial Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
European Games
4th Road race
9th Individual time trial
5th Vuelta a La Rioja
8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2016
1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné
2nd Overall Tour du Haut Var
2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 74
Yellow jersey Tour 61 WD
golden jersey Vuelta

References

  1. "Movistar Team (MOV) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. Fran Reyes. "Herrada wins Spanish road race championship". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. "Jesus Herrada Lopez". CyclingArchives.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. Simon Knudstrup. "Herrada wins final stage in Poitou-Charentes, Voeckler..". CyclingQuotes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. Emil Axelgaard (3 May 2015). "Herrada and Anton make it a great day for Movistar in Asturias". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. Palmer, Justin. "Spaniard Sanchez powers to road race gold in Baku", Reuters, June 21, 2015. Retrieved on 26 June, 2015.
  7. "Campeonato de España: Castroviejo, Izagirre y Herrada, podio". Noticias. Biciciclismo.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. "National Championships Spain - Road Race (NC)". 2015. ProcyclingStats.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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