Eduardo Chozas

Eduardo Chozas Olmo (born 5 July 1960 in Madrid) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won four stages at the Tour de France and three in the Giro d'Italia. He was also chosen as the most combative rider of 1990 Tour de France.

As of 2014, Chozas holds the record for most Grand Tour participations and finishes. He started in a total of 27 Grand Tours (6 Tours, 8 Giros and 13 Vueltas), and finished in 26 of them, only abandoning the 1984 Vuelta a España on the last stage.

Career achievements Major results

1979 3rd Clásica a los Puertos 1980 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 9th Overall Deutschland Tour 1st Stage 5b 1981 2nd Overall Vuelta Asturias 1st Stage 1 3rd Clásica a los Puertos 1983 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stage 2 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo 1st GP Camp de Morvedre 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos 3rd Clásica a los Puertos 6th Overall Vuelta a España 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 5 1984 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1985 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude 7th Subida a Arrate 8th Overall Route du Sud 9th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 15 1986 1st Stage 17 Tour de France 1987 1st Stage 22 Tour de France 3rd Trofeo Luis Puig 6th Trofeo Masferrer 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1990 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia 3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 13

1991 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 1st Stage 4a 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 13 1992 3rd Clásica a los Puertos 1993 2nd Clásica de Almería 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Vuelta a España 36 11 14 6 DNF 29 24 36 67 24 33 11 43 22 Giro d'Italia — 16 19 8 45 — — — — — 11 10 — 32 Tour de France — — — — — 9 14 25 30 — 6 11 — —