>>>Joaquim Rodriguez results and rider profile
Nationality: Spanish
Date of birth: May 12, 1979
Height: 169cm
Weight: 59kg
Team: Katusha
Twitter: @PuritoRodriguez
Joaquim Rodriguez is one of the most consistent in the peloton, although his palmares is lacking a grand tour win and world title. At the age of 35 these look like being results that allude him for ever. His second place in the Giro (2012), and third place in the Vuelta (2012) and Tour (2013) sit in his results along with a host of other grand tour top tens and multiple stage and one-day wins.
His 2014 Giro d'Italia challenge ended early this year when he was involved in a massive crash on stage six. He has now re-focused on the Tour de France, although he is unlikely to challenge for the overall having taken time out to recover from a fractured wrist and broken thumb.
Major results: 2014 Volta a Catalunya | 2012 Giro di Lombardia | 2010 Volta a Catalunya
Latest
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Joaquim Rodriguez performs retirement U-turn to join Bahrain-Merida
Joaquim Rodriguez announces he will join Bahrain-Merida in 2017 having previously announced he was to retire from cycling
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Joaquim Rodriguez wins Volta a Catalunya stage three to take race lead
Chris Froome attacks in final kilometre but no-one can stop Joaquim Rodriguez
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Punch-ups at the Vuelta a Espana: The one you didn't see
"Rodriguez turned towards me and punched me full in the face" says Sky's Philip Deignan
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Peloton prepare for monstrous day in the mountains at Vuelta a España
It's days like this that you probably wish you weren't a professional cyclist, but it days like this that you definitely enjoy being a fan of professional cycling
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It's anyone's guess who's going to win the 2015 Vuelta a España as race hits final week
Vuelta a España favourites Joaquim Rodriguez and Fabio Aru speak about the title race, as the final week arrives
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Joaquim Rodriguez renews contract with Katusha for another year
Katusha pen double Tour de France stage winner Joaquim Rodriguez to a one-year contract, keeping him at the team for his seventh season
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Joaquim Rodriguez: 2016 is a very attractive year for the climbers
Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez will focus on the Tour de France and Olympic Games in 2016 - his 17th season in the pro peloton
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Plan A: how Ryder Hesjedal and Garmin won the 2012 Giro
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Joaquim Rodriguez out of Giro d'Italia after stage six crash
Spanish overall hope Joaquim Rodriguez requires hospital treatment after Giro crash
