Jesús Hernández (cyclist)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Blázquez.
.JPG) Hernández at the 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Hernández Blázquez |
| Born |
28 September 1981 Ávila, Spain |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Tinkoff |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2002 | ONCE–Eroski (stagiaire) |
| 2003 | FDB-Würth-ONCE |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2005 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2006–2007 | Relax-Gam |
| 2009–2010 | Astana |
| 2011– | Saxo Bank–SunGard[1] |
|
Infobox last updated on 5 January 2014 | |
Jesús Hernández Blázquez (born 28 September 1981) is a Spanish road bicycle racer for Tinkoff of the UCI World Tour.[2] Born in Ávila, Hernández turned professional in 2004, and has taken part in the Vuelta a España three times, but withdrew on the first two occasions during the third week. He finished 19th in the 2009 event.
He is well known as being long-term friend and domestique of Alberto Contador - accompanying Contador from Liberty Seguros to Astana to Saxobank/Tinkoff. During the Astana years Lance Armstrong applied to him the nickname "Sweet baby Jesus".
He rode his first Tour de France in 2010 with Astana and his second in 2011 with Saxo Bank–SunGard.
References
- ↑ Cyclingnews.com Saxo Bank-SunGard signs Contador's top Spaniards 12 August 2010
- ↑ "Team Saxo-Tinkoff (TSB) – DEN". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
External links
Media related to Jesus Hernandez at Wikimedia Commons
- Jesús Hernández profile at Cycling Archives
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