Purito Rodríguez

Joaquim Rodríguez, known as "Purito", He is an ex-cyclista who has as highlights as they are: the tour, turn, the return, Lombardy, Vallea Arrow, Tyrrhenian-Adriatic or Volta to Catalonia.

It also stands out for being the Number 1 at the ICU World Ranking of 2010, 2021 and 2013.

In 2016, after getting the 5th place and a diploma at the Rio Olympic Games, he announced his withdrawal from professional cycling.

Purito: 16 years of victories and successes

Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (Barcelona, ​​1979), nicknamed Purito, He is a former Spanish route, professional from 2001 to 2016, who stood out for his unique ability to climb ports.

He achieved his first victory in 2001 in the escalation to Montjuic and the last one was in 2015 at the top of the Alto de Sotres, in Cabrales (Asturias), of the 15th return to Spain.

It was 15 seasons at the highest level in cycling, so it is considered one of the best cyclists in history, also thanks to your personality and palmarés, Despite not having won any of the big stages, although he stayed very close several times.

He ran with different teams during his professional stage: Once-Deutsche Bank (2000), Once -oski (2001-2003), Saunier Duval-Prodir (2004-2005), Caisse d’Epargne-leles Balears (2006), Caisse d’Epargne (2007-2009) and Team Katusha (2010-2016).

Purito can boast two World Cup medals: Bronze in 2009 in Mendrisio (Switzerland), accompanying Cadel Evans and Alexandr Kolobnev, and La Plata in the World Cup in Florence 2013.

In 2016 he organized The Purito Andorra, a threatened, funny cycling march, but the hardest thing in Europe, pure high mountain road cycling. Three challenges of up to six second, first and special mountain ports. 226ers is a sponsor of this event, which has already 10 editions.