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Carlos Sastre

1975 - Today

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Carlos Sastre Candil (pronounced [ˈkaɾ.los ˈsas.tɾe ˈkandil]; born 22 April 1975) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France. He consistently achieved outstanding results in the Vuelta a España and in the Tour de France. Sastre established himself as a strong and stable climbing specialist, and after working to improve his individual time trial skills, he became a contender for the top GC spots in the Grand Tours. In total, Sastre finished in the top ten of fifteen Grand Tours during his career, and finished on the podium of each of them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Sastre is the 131st most popular cyclist (up from 170th in 2019), the 1,310th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,500th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Carlos Sastre ranks 131 out of 1,613. Before him are Georges Ronsse, Learco Guerra, Pedro Delgado, Ferdinand Bracke, Knut Knudsen, and Edward Van Dijck. After him are Cipriano Chemello, Marino Basso, Hippolyte Aucouturier, Michel Pollentier, Bernard Leene, and André Darrigade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Carlos Sastre ranks 97. Before him are Veselin Topalov, Igor Dodon, Gary Neville, Jamie Oliver, Zach Braff, and Yasmin Levy. After him are Anouk, İlhan Mansız, Paula Patton, Álvaro Morte, Mika'ela Fisher, and Marcelo Ríos.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Sastre ranks 1,310 out of 3,355. Before him are Sígfrid Gràcia (1932), Arcadio Larraona Saralegui (1887), Manuel Portela Valladares (1867), Francisco Rizi (1614), Diego Abad de Santillán (1897), and Amadeo García (1887). After him are Jon Sobrino (1938), Juan Pacheco (1419), Manuel Olivares (1909), Rosa Maria Sardà (1941), Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852), and Berenguer de Palou II (1101).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Carlos Sastre ranks 9. Before him are Luis Ocaña (1945), Alberto Contador (1982), José Manuel Fuente (1945), Julio Jiménez (1934), Bernardo Ruiz (1925), and Pedro Delgado (1960). After him are Vicente Trueba (1905), Delio Rodríguez (1916), Fernand Sanz (1881), Alejandro Valverde (1980), Francisco Cepeda (1906), and Domingo Perurena (1943).

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