Rider Profile
Carlos Sastre Candil
Geox-TMC

Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2011 - Geox-TMC
- 2010 - Cervelo Test Team
- 2008 - TEAM CSC SAXO BANK
- 2008 - TEAM CSC
- 2007 - Team CSC
- 2006 - Team CSC
- 2005 - Team CSC
- 2004 - Team CSC
- 2003 - Team CSC
- 2002 - CSC - Tiscali
- 2001 - CSC - Tiscali
- 2001 - O.N.C.E. - Eroski
- 2000 - O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
Biography:
Key results
1st overall Tour de France 2008
1st Tour de France stage 13, 2003; 17, 2006; 17, 2008
1st Giro d'Italia stages 16 & 19, 2009
1st Vuelta a Espana mountains classification 2000
2nd overall Vuelta a España 2005, '07
2nd overall Giro d'Italia 2009
3rd overall Vuelta a España 2008
3rd Clásica de San Sebastián 2010
3rd overall Tour of Austria 2011
Related Articles

Sastre, Armstrong in February's Procycling
By Gary Boulanger, US editor - Bikeradar.com published
The February 2009 edition of our sister magazine, Procycling (issue 121), has gone on sale in the UK...

Sastre, Armstrong in February's Procycling
By Susan Westemeyer in Dortmund, Germany published
The February 2009 edition of our sister magazine, Procycling (issue 121), has gone on sale in the UK...

The peloton's best of 2008
By Gregor Brown in Zolder, Belgium published
Polls and pollsters from around the world have made their decisions about the best riders and rides...

Sastre's yellow jersey auctioned for 15,000 euro
By Peter Hymas published
The yellow jersey worn by Tour champion Carlos Sastre during the final stage of the 2008 Tour de...

Andy Schleck says 'no' to Giro, focuses on Tour
By Gregor Brown published
By Gregor Brown Andy Schleck has excluded himself as one of the big names to race the 2009 Giro...

Sastre to receive French medal of youth and sports
By Bjorn Haake published
Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will receive the French medal of youth and sports. The CSC...

Giro visits Milan mid-race
By Peter Hymas published
The 2009 Giro d'Italia will visit Milan mid-race with a circuit based from Piazzale Loreto,...

Destiny and third Giro calling for Simoni
By Gregor Brown published
Gilberto Simoni is determined to win a third Giro d'Italia in 2009. The Italian of Team...
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Lauren De Crescenzo and her tough decision to miss UCI Gravel World Championships
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A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
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