Karpin-Galicia

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Karpin-Galicia

Team information

UCI code

KGZ

Based

Spain

Founded

2007

Discipline(s)

Road

Status

Professional Continental

Key personnel

General manager

Rodrigo Rodriguez




Team kit

Karpin-Galicia (UCI Code: KGZ) is a professional continental road bicycle racing team based in Spain and participates in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team was formed for the 2007 season, when four of the nine Spanish professional cycling squads withdrew from the sport. Karpin-Galicia is managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportifs Álvaro Pino, Jesus Villar and José Angel Vidal. Holder of team is Valery Karpin.

Karpin-Galicia received a wildcard invitation to the 2007 Vuelta a Espana.

Karpin-Galicia has a Spanish- and Galego-language web site.^[1]

[edit] Riders

As of February 6, 2008.^[2]

	Rider	Date of Birth
David Abal (ESP)		August 25, 1986 (1986-08-25) (age 21)
Jesús Cobelo (ESP)		June 16, 1977 (1977-06-16) (age 30)
Gustavo César (ESP)		January 29, 1980 (1980-01-29) (age 28)
Gustavo Domínguez (ESP)		October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17) (age 27)
Delio Fernández (ESP)		February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 22)
Alberto Fernández (ESP)		November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15) (age 26)
David García (ESP)		September 30, 1977 (1977-09-30) (age 30)
David Herrero (ESP)		October 18, 1979 (1979-10-18) (age 28)
Vladimir Isaichev (RUS)		April 21, 1986 (1986-04-21) (age 22)

	Rider	Date of Birth
Serafín Martinez (ESP)		February 14, 1984 (1984-02-14) (age 24)
Iban Mayoz (ESP)		December 30, 1981 (1981-12-30) (age 26)
Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)		November 19, 1975 (1975-11-19) (age 32)
Juan Francisco Mourón (ESP)		February 6, 1984 (1984-02-06) (age 24)
Alejandro Paleo (ESP)		October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10) (age 26)
Carlos Panadero (ESP)		May 7, 1977 (1977-05-07) (age 31)
Gonzalo Rabuñal (ESP)		August 1, 1984 (1984-08-01) (age 23)
Ramón Troncoso (ESP)		May 26, 1981 (1981-05-26) (age 27)
Eduard Vorganov (RUS)		December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01) (age 25)