José Joaquín Rojas Gil (born 8 June 1985) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2023.

Career

Rojas turned professional in 2006 with . His older brother Mariano Rojas, was a professional cyclist as well, riding for until 1996. He died in the same year as a result of a traffic accident. Rojas was selected to ride the

2012 Tour de France The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France, Champs ...

, but crashed out on Stage 3, with a fractured left collarbone, the second retirement of the 2012 Tour after 's Kanstantsin Sivtsov. Rojas was again selected to ride the

2013 Tour de France The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 29 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour consisted ...

and finished 79th overall, one of the highest GC placings among the sprinters; he also finished in 7th place in the points classification with 156 points. His best result was a third place on the third stage – in which he contested the bunch sprint – which was one of seven top-ten finishes during the Tour. He was disqualified from the 2014 Tour de France for excessive sheltering behind his team car during the descent of the Tourmalet.

Major results

;2002 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2003 : 1st

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Junior Road Championships : 4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2005 : 2nd Overall

Vuelta a Extremadura The Tour of Extremadura (''Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista Internacional Extremadura '' or ''Vuelta a Extremadura'') was an annual multiple stage bicycle race in Spain, visiting the main towns of the Extremadura region. Beginning as an amateur An a ...

::1st Points classification ;2006 : 1st Jersey red

Mountains classification

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

: 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne : 10th

Circuito de Getxo The Circuito de Getxo () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo Getxo () (Spanish: ''Guecho'') is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basq ...

;2007 : 1st Stage 1

Vuelta a Murcia The Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia () is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs. Originally the race was held in early March and consisted of five stages. However, due to Spain's fina ...

: 2nd Trofeo Mallorca : 2nd Trofeo Cala Millor : 3rd

: 6th

Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

: 9th Overall

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...

::1st

Points classification : 9th

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

: 10th Châteauroux Classic ;2008 : 1st Trofeo Pollença : 2nd Gran Premio de Llodio : 3rd Overall

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ...

::1st

Young rider classification : 4th Overall

Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk () is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been held over a 5 or 6 day period for ...

: 4th Overall

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle raci ...

: 5th Overall Paris–Corrèze : 5th Trofeo Cala Millor : 5th Clásica de Almería : 5th GP Ouest–France : 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 6th Trofeo Mallorca : 7th

;2009 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain : 3rd Overall

::1st

Young rider classification : 4th Trofeo Pollença : 4th Gran Premio de Llodio : 5th Down Under Classic : 9th Trofeo Cala Millor ;2010 : 2nd Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano : 3rd Overall

::1st

Points classification : 4th Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova : 5th Trofeo Deià : 5th GP Ouest–France : 6th Paris–Camembert : 7th Trofeo Cala Millor : 8th Overall

: 9th Trofeo Palma ;2011 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Trofeo Deià : 1st Stage 6

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

: 2nd Clásica de Almería : 3rd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova : 4th Overall Tour du Haut Var : 4th Trofeo Palma : 5th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes : 7th GP Ouest–France : 8th Down Under Classic : 10th Trofeo Cala Millor :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

::Held

after Stages 3, 4 & 7 ; 2012 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of the Basque Country : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

: 9th Trofeo Migjorn ;2013 : 3rd Trofeo Campos–Santanyí–Ses Salines : 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 5th Trofeo Platja de Muro : 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 6th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca : 8th Down Under Classic ;2014 : Vuelta a Castilla y León ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...

: 4th

: 5th

: 6th Clásica de Almería ;2015 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar : 3rd Trofeo Santanyi-SesSalines-Campos : 4th

: 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana : 5th Gran Piemonte ;2016 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 10th Clásica de Almería ;2017 : 3rd Vuelta a La Rioja : 5th Amstel Gold Race : 10th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano : Jersey green number

Combativity award Stage 18

;2018 : 6th

Trofeo Matteotti Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Pescara, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whic ...

: 8th Trofeo Palma : 9th

;2019 : 5th

: 5th Clásica de Almería : 9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana : 10th Trofeo Palma ;2021 : 4th

;2023 : 4th Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Jose Joaquin Spanish male cyclists Living people 1985 births People from Cieza, Murcia Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists from the Region of Murcia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen