# Xacobeo–Galicia

Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal.
The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 and 2008.
It disappeared in 2010 following the withdrawal of the Xunta de Galicia as sponsors.

## History

In 2006, the Galician regional government, the Xunta de Galicia, proposed the creation of a Galician professional cycling team in an attempt to emulate the success the Basque government-sponsored Euskaltel–Euskadi team.
The project received not only the economic support of the Xunta but that of the former Russian international footballer Valery Karpin, who following his retirement had set up Valery Karpin, S.L., a property company in the region.
On August 26, 2008, with the acquisition of a new sponsor the team changed its name from Karpin Galicia to Xacobeo Galicia.
* Karpin Galicia (2007–2008)
* Xacobeo Galicia (2010)

## Wins

2007
* 1st Clásica de Almería
* 1st Stage 2 GP Torres Vedras
* 1st Stage 6 & 9 Volta a Portugal
2008
* 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
* 1st Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
* 1st Overall Clasica Alcobendas
    1st Stage 1
* 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
* 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
2009
* 1st Stage 2 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
* 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
* 1st Stage 4 GP Paredes Rota dos Moveis
* 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
* 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos
* 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
2010
* 1st Circuito de Getxo
* 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España

## Former riders

As of July 20, 2010.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Carlos Castaño (ESP) | Carlos Castaño (ESP) | (1979-05-07) May 7, 1979 (age 45) |
| Gustavo César (ESP) | Gustavo César (ESP) | (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 (age 44) |
| Gustavo Domínguez (ESP) | Gustavo Domínguez (ESP) | (1980-10-17) October 17, 1980 (age 43) |
| José Antonio de Segovia (ESP) | José Antonio de Segovia (ESP) | (1982-10-22) October 22, 1982 (age 41) |
| Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delio Fernández (ESP) | (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 (age 38) |
| Alberto Fernández (ESP) | Alberto Fernández (ESP) | (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 42) |
| David García (ESP) | David García (ESP) | (1977-09-30) September 30, 1977 (age 47) |
| Marcos García (ESP) | Marcos García (ESP) | (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986 (age 37) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Rodrigo García (ESP) | Rodrigo García (ESP) | (1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 44) |
| Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 38) |
| Serafín Martínez (ESP) | Serafín Martínez (ESP) | (1984-02-14) February 14, 1984 (age 40) |
| Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) | Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) | (1975-11-19) November 19, 1975 (age 48) |
| Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 (age 35) |
| Francisco José Pacheco (ESP) | Francisco José Pacheco (ESP) | (1982-03-27) March 27, 1982 (age 42) |
| Gonzalo Rabuñal (ESP) | Gonzalo Rabuñal (ESP) | (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) |
| Gustavo Rodríguez (ESP) | Gustavo Rodríguez (ESP) | (1979-09-16) September 16, 1979 (age 45) |