Juan Antonio Flecha

Cyclist

1977 –

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Who is Juan Antonio Flecha?

Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI World Tour team Vacansoleil-DCM. Flecha has a reputation of being a Classics specialist and to ride with an aggressive style as he is keen on participating in breakaways. His major victories include winning a stage of the 2003 Tour de France, successes at the two defunct classics Züri-Metzgete and Giro del Lazio in 2004, and the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2010. He is also known for his numerous high placings in important one-day races, most notably Paris–Roubaix, where he finished in the top ten eight times without registering the victory. In the Grand Tours, he is often assigned to a role of domestique.

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Born
Sep 17, 1977
Junín
Also known as
  • The Spanish Flandrian
Nationality
  • Spain

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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