Samuel Sánchez

• Full name: Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez
• Date of birth: 05.02.1978
• Place of birth: Oviedo, Asturias
• Turned professional: 2000
• Joined Euskaltel: 2000
• Previous teams: none
• Palmarès: 1st place: Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España 2005, the Escalada a Montjuich 2005, the Meisterschaft von Zurich 2006, stage 13 of the Vuelta a España 2006, stage 2 and 3 of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2006, stage 3 of the Vuelta a Asturias 2006, stage 6 (ITT) of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2007, stage 7 ot the Volta a Catalunya 2007, stage 15 of the Vuelta a España 2007, stage 19 of the Vuelta a España 2007, stage 20 (ITT) of the Vuelta a España 2007, stage 2b (ITT) of the Vuelta a Asturias 2008, the Olympic Road Race 2008, Gran Premio de Llodio 2009. 2nd place: Tro-Bro Leon 2000, stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve 2002, Tour de Haut Var 2003, GP Primavera 2003, stage 5a of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2003, stage 2 and 4 of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2004, stage 6 of the Paris-Nice 2004, Vuelta a Asturias overall 2005, stage 15 of the Vuelta a España 2005, stage 1 of the Vuelta a Asturias 2005, Giro di Lombardia 2006, Fleche Wallonne 2006, stage 20 (ITT) of the Vuelta a España 2006, stage 4 of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2006, stage 5 of the Vuelta al País Vasco 2007, Pro Tour 2006, stage 3 of the Vuelta a Castilla y León 2008, stage 17 of the Tour de France 2008, stage 20 (ITT) of the Vuelta a España 2009, Vuelta a España overall 2009. 3rd place: Stage 6 of the Paris-Nice 2002, Vuelta al País Vasco overall 2003, Euskal Bizikleta overall 2004, Ruta del Sol overall 2004, stage 1 of the Euskal Bizikleta 2004, stage 3 of the Ruta del Sol 2004, stage 17 of the Vuelta a España 2006, stage 3 of the Paris-Nice 2006, stage 2 of the Euskal Bizikleta 2006, Vuelta al País Vasco overall 2007, stage 10 of the Vuelta a España 2007, Vuelta a España overall 2007, Giro di Lombardia 2007. 6th place: Olympic Time Trial 2008. 7th place: Tour de France overall 2008.