Juan Garate Garate

Key Stats

Team: Quick Step-Innergetic

Nationality: Spanish

Born: April 24, 1976

Hometown: Irun, Spain

Height: 5-foot-8

Weight: 140 pounds

Strengths: climbing

Turned Pro: 2000

Career Highlights:

Spanish road champion 2005
7th overall, Giro d’Italia 2006
1st, mountains competition, Giro d’Italia 2006

2007
2nd, Clasica San Sebbastian
4th, stage 14, Vuelta a España
5th, stage 15, Tour de France

2006
1st, mountains competition, Giro d’Italia
1st, stage 19, Giro d’Italia
7th overall, Giro d’Italia

2005
Spanish road championship
1st, mountains competition, Ruta del Sol
2nd, stage 13, Giro d’Italia
4th, stage 19, Giro d’Italia

2004
10th overall, Giro d’Italia

2002
1st, stage 7, Tour de Suisse
3rd, stage 17, Giro d’Italia
4th overall, Giro d’Italia

2001
1st, stage 14, Vuelta a España
7th overall, Tour de Suisse

Garate started racing in 2000 with Lampre-Daikin. He spent a year with Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2005 before moving to Quick Step-Innergetic in 2006.