Xacobeo-Galicia
Also known as Karpin Galicia
Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.
Key facts
- Cycling team.name
- Xacobeo Galicia
- Cycling team.image
- File:Xacobeo 2010 Galicia.png
- Cycling team.code
- KGZ (2007–2008)XGZ (2009) XAC (2010)
- Cycling team.registered
- Spain
- Cycling team.disbanded
- 2010
- Cycling team.discipline
- Road
- Cycling team.status
- Professional Continental
- Cycling team.bicycles
- BHOrbea
- Cycling team.generalmanager
- Rodrigo Rodríguez
- Cycling team.season
- 2006–20072007–20082009–2010
- Cycling team.oldname
- Fundación Ciclismo GalegoKarpin-GaliciaXacobeo Galicia
- Cycling team.pattern_b1
- _light_blue_little_stripes
Article
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- History
- Wins
- Former riders
- References
- External links
Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.
The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 and 2008.