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Place of Birth: Gijón / Xixón, Asturias, Spain
About José Luis Rubiera
- José Luis Rubiera Vigil (born 27 January 1973 in Gijón) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.
- He last rode for the UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack. Rubiera won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19.
- His climbing ability was instrumental in leading Lance Armstrong to five of his Tour de France victories, most famously leading Armstrong up the start of Alpe d'Huez in 2001.
- He earned an engineering degree in 2004, while balancing his race schedule and studies.
- He is very respected in the peloton and was elected as deputy to the cyclists' representative council of the UCI ProTour.
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