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Herrada at the 2015 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Herrada López |
| Born | 1 October 1985 Mota del Cuervo, Spain |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2004–2005 | Enypesa–El Mundo |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Viña Magna–Cropu |
| 2008–2009 | Contentpolis–Murcia |
| 2010–2011 | Caja Rural |
| 2012–2017 | Movistar Team[1] |
| 2018–2023 | Cofidis[2][3][4] |
José Herrada Lopez (born 1 October 1985) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023. His brother Jesús Herrada is also a professional cyclist, and also competes for Cofidis.[2]
Born in Mota del Cuervo, Herrada has been competing as a professional since the 2006 season, competing for the Viña Magna–Cropu, Contentpolis–Murcia and Caja Rural teams prior to joining the Movistar Team for the 2012 season.[5] Herrada made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia; during the sixteenth stage, Herrada was part of the stage-long breakaway, and ended up finishing the stage in fifth place.[6][7]
He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[8] which was his only appearance at the race. During the 2023 Vuelta a España, it was announced that Herrada would retire from professional cycling at the conclusion of the season.[9]
Source:[10]
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 25 | 23 | — | 62 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 12 | 32 | — | 91 | — | 57 | 75 | 26 | 57 | DNF | 132 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
For Herrada, his motivation was perhaps knowing this Vuelta would be his final Grand Tour, and race, the 37-year-old having announced retirement from the pro peloton at the conclusion of the race.