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Carlos Sastre Candil
Personal information
Full name
Carlos Sastre Candil
Date of birth
April 22, 1975 (1975-04-22)(age 33)
Country
Spain
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
60 kg (130 lb/9.4 st)
Team information
Current team
Team CSC Saxo Bank
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
1998–2001 2002–
ONCE Team CSC Saxo Bank
Major wins
Tour de France (2008), 3 stages Klasika Primavera (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
July 27, 2008
Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975 in Leganés, Madrid) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. Through his consistently improved top 10 results in the Vuelta a España and good showings in the Tour de France, Sastre established himself as a strong and stable climbing specialist, and after working to improve his individual time trial skills, he has become a contender for the top GC spots in the Grand Tours.
Carlos Sastre’s impressive grand tour streak looks finally to be over. Sastre said “once is enough” about riding all three grand tours in one year and promises he’s skipping the Giro d ...
September 14, 2006 Danielson wins Vuelta stage, Vinokourov takes race lead. VeloNews | Danielson wins Vuelta stage; Vino' seizes lead. It's nice to have a little racing news, as Tom Danielson of ...
Tour de France (2008), 3 stages
