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Oscar Sevilla
Oscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed el nino, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana several times. He currently rides for Rock Racing.
In the 2002 Vuelta a Espana, intra-team rivalry with Aitor Gonzalez saw him finish fourth in the General Classification, despite the team's initial assurances that he would be the only leader. Gonzalez's racing in the very difficult Angliru mountain stage saw Sevilla lose valuable time that he was not able to recover in the later stages of the race, and Gonzalez took over the lead on the final stage, overtaking previous leader Roberto Heras.
After a lacklustre 2003 season, Sevilla was injured in the 2003 World Cycling Championship in a crash, resulting in a serious back injury. The 2004 season saw Sevilla start with the Swiss team Phonak in support of Tyler Hamilton's bid for the 2004 Tour de France. As Hamilton sustained an injury, Sevilla assumed the leader's mantle, although without good results. He then switched to T-Mobile Team for the 2005 season.
Related websites
Cyclingnews interview, December 2005
Official website
Profile at Trap-Friis
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