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Albert Torres
Torres in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Torres Barceló
Born (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34)
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2011–2012Azysa-Conor-WRC
2011Geox–TMC (stagiaire)
2012Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela (stagiaire)
2013Atika-Asmeval
2019Grup Esportiu Es Port
Professional teams
2014–2016Team Ecuador
2016Team Raleigh–GAC
2017–2018Inteja Dominican Cycling Team
2020–Movistar Team[1]
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Madison (2014)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Madison
Silver medal – second place 2013 Minsk Madison
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yvelines Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Omnium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Grenchen Madison
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yvelines Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yvelines Madison
Gold medal – first place 2017 Berlin Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Silver medal – second place 2013 Apeldoorn Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 Grenchen Points race
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pruszków Junior Points race
Silver medal – second place 2012 Anadia U23 Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cottbus Junior Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Anadia U23 Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Anadia U23 Madison

Albert Torres Barceló (born 26 April 1990) is a Spanish track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[2] Torres turned professional in 2014 with Team Ecuador.[3] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[4]

Major results

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Road

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2008
1st Road race, National Junior Championships
2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
2012
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2016
5th Trofeo Playa de Palma
10th Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres
2017
Vuelta Independencia Nacional
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
5th Vuelta a La Rioja
2018
5th Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres
6th Trofeo Palma

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 106 138 122 68
A yellow jersey Tour de France 133
A red jersey Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

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References

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  1. ^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ Sessa, Andrea (21 December 2013). "Team Ecuador, arriva il pistard Torres" [Team Ecuador, comes the track racer Torres]. Spazio Ciclismo (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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