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Carlos Sastre

Key Stats

Nationality: Spanish
Born: April 22, 1975
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 134 pounds
Strengths: climbing, stage racing
Turned Pro: 1998

Palmares

Career Highlights:

1st overall, 2008 Tour de France
1st, Alpe d'Huez stage, Tour de France 2008
2nd overall, Vuelta a España 2007
3rd overall, Tour de France 2006
2nd overall, Vuelta a España 2005
1st, stage 13, Tour de France 2003

2009
1st, stage 16, Giro d'Italia
2008
1st overall, Tour de France
1st, Alpe d'Huez stage, Tour de France

2007
2nd overall, Vuelta a España
3rd, Escalada a Montjuïc
4th overall, Tour de France
7th, Clasica San Sebastian

2006
1st, Klasika Primavera
2nd, stage 16, Tour de France
2nd, stage 17, Tour de France
2nd stage 7, Vuelta a España
3rd overall, Tour de France
4th overall, Vuelta a España
5th, Escalada a Montjuich

2005
1st, stage 1, Escalada a Montjuich
2nd, Escalada a Montjuich
2nd overall, Vuelta a España
2nd, stage 11, Vuelta a España
3rd, stage 20, Vuelta a España
6th overall, Giro dell'Emilia

2004
3rd, stage 21, Vuelta a España
4th, Classique des Alpes
6th overall, Vuelta a España
8th overall, Tour de France

2003
1st, stage 13, Tour de France
2nd, stage 2, Vuelta a España
6th overall, Tour de Romandie
9th overall, Tour de France

2002
2nd, stage 16, Tour de France
5th, Meisterschaft von Zürich
5th overall, Tour de Romandie
10th overall, Tour de France

2001
1st, stage 3, Vuelta a Burgos
2nd, stage 12, Vuelta a España
3rd, stage 15, Vuelta a España
8th, Vuelta a Aragon
9th, Tirreno - Adriatico
9th, Vuelta a Burgos

2000
1st, mountain competition, Vuelta a España
2nd, stage 11, Vuelta a España
8th overall, Vuelta a España