# José Rujano

José Humberto Rujano Guillen (born 18 February 1982) is a Venezuelan road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 2003 and 2013, and most recently competed for Venezuelan amateur team Osorio Grupo Ciclismo.

## Career

Born in Santa Cruz de Mora, Mérida, Rujano made his debut in the professional peloton in 2003 with the Colombia–Selle Italia team. In 2005 Rujano had his best year to date, finishing third in the Giro d'Italia and winning the mountains classification. In 2006 he left the Colombia-Selle Italia team for Quick Step and he moved to the Spanish ProTour team Caisse d'Epargne in 2008. His results were not up to the expectations of team leaders, who did not renew his contract at the end of the season. In 2010, Rujano joined the Italian Professional Continental team ISD-Neri. He was not selected for the Giro d'Italia, his main objective for the season, so he left the team in May and returned to Venezuela.

### Androni Giocattoli (2011–12)

At the end of 2010, Rujano signed a contract for two years with the Italian team Androni Giocattoli, directed by Gianni Savio who said that he "believed in his talent" and wanted "to revive his career." Rujano was recruited at the same time as the Italian climber Emanuele Sella, Savio referring to giving these two riders a "last chance".
His main objective for 2011 was the Giro d'Italia, and especially its mountain stages. He lived up to his objectives since he prevailed on 2 mountain stages in the race: stage 9 from Messina to Etna after original winner Alberto Contador was removed from the rankings due to a doping affair and stage 13 from Spilimbergo to Grossglockner, while finishing sixth in the overall classification.
In the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Rujano pulled out of the race, reportedly suffering from mononucleosis.

### Vacansoleil–DCM (2013)

Rujano left Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela at the end of 2012, and joined Vacansoleil–DCM for the 2013 season. Rujano reportedly retired during the 2013 season, but later in the season, he backtracked from his retirement and remained within the professional fold after terminating his contract with Vacansoleil–DCM.

## Major results

Source:

### 2002

    3rd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Stage 13

### 2003

    1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN

### 2004

    1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stages 5 & 13 (ITT)
    2nd Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
       1st Young rider classification

### 2005

    1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 6, 7 & 13 (ITT)
    1st Overall Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 4, 7 & 8 (ITT)
    2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
    3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Combativity classification
       1st Stage 19
    3rd Giro d'Oro
    8th Overall Giro del Trentino

### 2006

    7th Giro dell'Appennino

### 2007

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2008

    5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    6th Overall Deutschland Tour
    6th Subida a Urkiola

### 2009

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
       1st Stages 6, 8, 10 & 14 (ITT)
    1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
       1st Stages 8 & 9
    9th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Stages 7, 10 & 11 (ITT)

### 2010

    1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Stage 8 (ITT)
    1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
       1st Stage 6
    1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Venezuela
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
       1st Stage 9

### 2011

    1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    5th Giro dell'Appennino
    6th Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st Stages 9 & 13
    8th Overall Giro del Trentino
    9th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

### 2012

    2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
    5th Overall Giro del Trentino
    9th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

### 2013

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2014

    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2015

    1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 6
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    6th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
    7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

### 2016

    Pan American Road Championships
       6th Road race
       10th Time trial

### 2019

    5th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
    10th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Giro d'Italia | 3 | DNF | — | 49 | — | — | 6 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |