fullname updated amateurteam proteam birth_place weight majorwins height discipline birth_date nickname proyears role image article_title name amateuryears currentteam
francisco javier vila errandonea 13 january 2012 caja rural gce 2001 lam 2003 der 2011 hondarribia , spain 67 kg lb on paris -- nice -- 1 stage -lrb- 2006 -rrb- 1.80 m ftin 0 on road 11 october 1975 patxi 2001 -- 2002 2003 -- 2008 2011 -- rider patxi vila euskal.jpg patxi vila
 patxi vila 1999 -- 2000 una
patxi vila

francisco javier `` patxi '' vila errandonea -lrb- born october 11 , 1975 in hondarribia , basque country -rrb- is a spanish basque former professional road bicycle racer who rides for the uci professional continental team .
he was formerly with uci proteam , before being banned for 18 months after testing positive for the use of testosterone .
vila 's most notable victory came in stage 3 of the 2006 paris -- nice where he snatched onto the wheel of floyd landis as he escaped on the col de croix de chaubouret .
the duo amassed a lead of over a minute on their nearest contenders and vila swept past landis to take the stage .
this performance catapulted him to second overall on the general classification , 9 seconds behind floyd landis .
he finished the race in nice still 9 seconds behind winner floyd landis and 56 seconds ahead of antonio colom .
he finished the 2006 uci protour in 38th place with 69 points , the third highest ranked lampre-fondital rider behind alessandro ballan and damiano cunego .
after retiring from competition vila worked for specialized bicycle components as a performance specialist before joining in 2015 as a directeur sportif .
