Jonathan Castroviejo

Jonathan Castroviejo
	Castroviejo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás
Born	27 April 1987 (age 37); Getxo, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current team	Ineos Grenadiers
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist, Climber
Amateur team
2008–2009	Orbea–Oreka SDA
Professional teams
2010–2011	Euskaltel–Euskadi
2012–2017	Movistar Team
2018–	Team Sky
Major wins
	One-day races and Classics European Time Trial Championships (2016) National Time Trial Championships; (2013, 2015, 2017–2019, 2023)
Medal record
Representing Spain
World Championships
European Championships
Representing Movistar Team
World Championships

Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás (born 27 April 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.^[6]

Castroviejo specialises in time trials, with all of his eleven professional victories – including a gold medal at the 2016 European Road Championships and a record six victories in the Spanish National Time Trial Championships – coming in the discipline.

Career

Orbea and Euskaltel–Euskadi (2008–2011)

Born in Getxo, Basque Country, Spain, Castroviejo spent two seasons with the feeder team of the de facto Basque national squad Orbea–Oreka SDA, before he joined Euskaltel–Euskadi in 2010. He won his first race as a professional at the 2011 Tour de Romandie, clocking the fastest time in the 3.5 km (2.2 mi) prologue individual time trial, beating reigning under-23 world champion Taylor Phinney by 0.27 seconds. The result came the day before Castroviejo's 24th birthday.^[7] His prowess in the time trial was relatively uncommon for a Euskaltel–Euskadi rider, as the team was known for fielding lightweight climbers with little ability against the clock. The Romandie stage win was, however, not a complete shock – earlier in the season, Castroviejo had finished eighth in the time trial which closed out Tirreno–Adriatico, besting the times of riders such as Gustav Larsson, Cadel Evans, and David Zabriskie, all of whom had reputations as time trial specialists.^[8] Castroviejo turned in another strong time trial later in the Tour de Romandie, taking ninth in the 20.1 km (12.5 mi) long race against the clock, better than Marco Pinotti and Jean-Christophe Péraud (among others), both former champions of their respective nations in the time trial.^[9]

Movistar Team (2012–2017)

Castroviejo moved to the Movistar Team for the 2012 season.^[3] He wore the Vuelta a España's general classification jersey for two stages since his team won the opening Team time trial and he crossed the line first, but lost it two days later to teammate Alejandro Valverde. Castroviejo could not follow the frantic pace set by Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank) on the final climb of the third stage.^[10]

In 2015, Castroviejo won the Spanish National Time Trial Championships for the second time in his career.^[11]

Team Sky (2018–present)

On 17 August 2017, it was announced that Castroviejo would join Team Sky for the 2018 season.^[12] In his first season with the team, he defended his Spanish National Time Trial Championships title,^[13] won a silver medal in the time trial at the UEC European Road Championships in Glasgow,^[14] and finished in the top-ten placings in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck.^[15] He added further national time trial titles in 2019 and 2023.^[16]^[17]

Major results

Castroviejo at the 2018 Tour de France

Source:^[18]

2005

3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

2009

1st Stage 3 Tour du Haut-Anjou

1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir

2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard

1st Prologue

2nd Overall Circuito Montañés

2010

1st

Sprints classification, Volta a Catalunya

5th Time trial, National Road Championships

2011 (2 pro wins)

1st Prologue Tour de Romandie

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

1st Stage 1 (ITT)

2012 (1)

Vuelta a España

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

Held after Stages 1–2

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

1st

Sprints classification

1st Stage 1 (ITT)

5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

1st

Points classification

6th Overall Eneco Tour

7th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

9th Time trial, Olympic Games

2013 (1)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st

Sprints classification, Vuelta a Asturias

8th Overall Volta ao Algarve

2014

Vuelta a España

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

Held

after Stage 1

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

10th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

2015 (1)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

UCI World Championships

3rd

Team time trial

4th Time trial

3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

2016 (1)

1st

Time trial, UEC European Road Championships

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2nd Chrono des Nations

3rd

Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

4th Time trial, Olympic Games

2017 (2)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes

3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

3rd Chrono des Nations

7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

7th Overall Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 3 (ITT)

10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2018 (1)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné

2nd

Time trial, UEC European Road Championships

6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

Combativity award Stage 19 Vuelta a España

2019 (1)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2023 (1)

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	64	—
Tour de France	—	97	—	24	—	60	70	50	DNF	23	48	15
Vuelta a España	148	—	65	—	36	—	100	—	—	—	—	60

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
IP	In progress

References

^ "Jonathan Castroviejo – The INEOS Grenadiers". Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Jonathan Castroviejo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Castroviejo confirmed for Movistar". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Tour de Romandie 2011: Prologue Results". Cyclingnews.com. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ Farrand, Stephen. "Tirreno-Adriatico 2011: Results & News". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011.
^ "Tour de Romandie 2011: Stage 4 Results". Cyclingnews.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Valverde claims photo finish on Eibar". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ "Movistar sweeps Spanish time trial with Castroviejo repeating title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Castroviejo joins Team Sky from Movistar for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Castroviejo wins Spanish time trial title in Vall d'Alba". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ Windsor, Richard (8 August 2018). "Victor Campenaerts narrowly beats Jonathan Castroviejo to defend European Championships time trial title". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes Elite". Tissot Timing. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Duo win national TT titles". Team Ineos. Tour Racing Limited. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Spanish TT joy for Castroviejo". Ineos Grenadiers. Tour Racing Limited. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Jonathan Castroviejo". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

External links

Media related to Jonathan Castroviejo at Wikimedia Commons
Jonathan Castroviejo at UCI
Ineos Grenadiers team profile Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Jonathan Castroviejo at ProCyclingStats

Sporting positions
Preceded by Luis León Sánchez	Spanish National Time Trial Championships Winner 2013	Succeeded by Alejandro Valverde
Preceded by Alejandro Valverde	Spanish National Time Trial Championships Winner 2015	Succeeded by Ion Izagirre
Preceded by Ion Izagirre	Spanish National Time Trial Championships Winner 2017–2019	Succeeded by Pello Bilbao
Preceded by Raúl García Pierna	Spanish National Time Trial Championships Winner 2023	Succeeded by Incumbent

[Jonathan_Castroviejo_–_The_INEOS_Grenadiers-1] "Jonathan Castroviejo – The INEOS Grenadiers". Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[Jonathan_Castroviejo_–_PCS-2] "Jonathan Castroviejo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[Castroviejo_Movistar-3] "Castroviejo confirmed for Movistar". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[4] "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[5] "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[6] "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[7] "Tour de Romandie 2011: Prologue Results". Cyclingnews.com. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[8] Farrand, Stephen. "Tirreno-Adriatico 2011: Results & News". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011.

[9] "Tour de Romandie 2011: Stage 4 Results". Cyclingnews.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[10] "Valverde claims photo finish on Eibar". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[11] "Movistar sweeps Spanish time trial with Castroviejo repeating title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

[12] "Castroviejo joins Team Sky from Movistar for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[13] "Castroviejo wins Spanish time trial title in Vall d'Alba". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[14] Windsor, Richard (8 August 2018). "Victor Campenaerts narrowly beats Jonathan Castroviejo to defend European Championships time trial title". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[15] "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes Elite". Tissot Timing. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[16] "Duo win national TT titles". Team Ineos. Tour Racing Limited. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[17] "Spanish TT joy for Castroviejo". Ineos Grenadiers. Tour Racing Limited. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[18] "Jonathan Castroviejo". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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