Rider Profile

Ruben Plaza Molina

Israel Cycling Academy

Personal Details:

Nationality Spain

Date of birth 29/02/1980

Teams history:

2019 - Israel Cycling Academy
2018 - Israel Cycling Academy
2017 - Orica-Scott
2016 - Orica-BikeExchange
2015 - Lampre-Merida
2014 - Movistar Team
2013 - Movistar Team
2012 - Movistar Team
2011 - Movistar Team
2010 - Caisse d'Epargne
2009 - Liberty Seguros
2008 - Benfica
2007 - Caisse d'Epargne
2006 - Comunidad Valenciana
2005 - Comunidad Valenciana
2004 - Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme
2003 - iBanesto.com
2002 - iBanesto.com
2001 - iBanesto.com

Biography:

Key Results

1st Tour de France stage 16, 2015
1st Vuelta a España stage 20, 2005; 20, '15

1st overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 2013
1st overall Vuelta a La Rioja 2007
1st overall GP Costa Azul 2005
1st overall Vuelta a Aragón 2005
1st overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2008

Spanish national road race champion 2003, '09

2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 2006
2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia 2009

3rd Trofeo Cala Millor 2004
3rd overall Volta a Portugal 2008-09
3rd overall Volta ao Algarve 2009

Grid List

10 of the biggest names who will retire in 2019

By Daniel Ostanek

Feature Devolder, Renshaw, Phinney, Plaza and Spilak among the riders to hang up their wheels

Plaza retires aged 39 after Il Lombardia

By Alasdair Fotheringham

News Spaniard won stages at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España during 19-year career

Plaza extends with Israel Cycling Academy

By Cycling News

38-year-old Spaniard signs on for another year with Pro Continental team

Plaza rues missed opportunity at Prato Nevoso

By Pat Malach

Spaniard is second on stage 18, just shy of collecting his first Giro d'Italia stage win

Plaza hunting first Giro d'Italia stage win

By Pat Malach

Veteran Spaniard needs a Giro victory to complete his Grand Tour set

Israel Cycling Academy name long list for Giro d'Italia

By Cycling News

Latvian champion Krists Neilands clinches a spot on Giro team with Poggio attack

Cycling Academy add Hermans and Plaza for 2018

By Pat Malach

Israeli team bolstering roster ahead of hoped-for Giro d'Italia start

Yates brothers to lead Orica-GreenEdge at Vuelta a Pais Vasco

By Cycling News

Simon Gerrans chasing stage wins ahead of the Ardennes

Plaza joins Orica-GreenEdge

By Cycling News

Spaniard to boost climbing line-up

Plaza secures second Grand Tour stage win in 2015 with spectacular long breakaway

By Alasdair Fotheringham

Lampre rider takes penultimate stage at Vuelta a Espana

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