Marcos García Fernández (born 4 December 1986) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.

Career

Born in

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, García has competed as a professional since the start of the 2009 season, riding as a member of the and squads before joining for the 2012 season. On the fourth stage of the

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, he put on a great performance by finishing fourth of the mountain stage, taking first place of his group. He exulted on the finish line, throwing kisses to the crowd; he thought he had won, but he had not, as three escapees had crossed the line before him. He has competed in four Grand Tours: three

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 ...

s and a

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

Major results

;2006 : 1st Stage 6 ;2007 : 1st Overall ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Stage 4 : 3rd Overall Bizkaiko Bira ;2008 : 1st Overall Bizkaiko Bira : 3rd Circuito Deputación de Pontevedra ;2010 : 2nd Gran Premio de Llodio : 3rd Vuelta a La Rioja : 7th Overall

Tour of Slovenia Tour of Slovenia (Dirka po Sloveniji) is a five day road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held since 1993. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It b ...

: 7th

Subida al Naranco Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Eur ...

;2011 : 3rd Gran Premio de Llodio : 9th Road race, National Road Championships ;2013 : 6th Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid : 8th

La Roue Tourangelle La Roue Tourangelle is a road bicycle race held annually in the Region Centre-Val de Loire, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territo ...

: 9th

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 ...

: 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ;2014 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 9th Giro dell'Emilia ;2015 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid : 10th Clássica Loulé ;2016 : 2nd Overall

Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. History Tour of Japan was forme ...

: 3rd Oita Cycle Road Race : 7th Overall

Tour de Singkarak Tour de Singkarak (abbreviated TdS) is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and named after the Lake Singkarak. First staged in 2009, Tour de Singkarak is classified by the Union Cyc ...

: 10th Overall

Tour de Kumano The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first run in 2006 at the amateur level, and moved to the professional level in 2008, when included into the UCI Asia Tour Th ...

;2017 : 1st Overall

Tour de Hokkaido The Tour de Hokkaido is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hokkaido, Japan since 1987 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. The event for 2018 was can ...

::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 7

: 3rd Overall

;2018 : 1st Jersey green

Overall

::1st Stage 6 : 8th Overall

;2019 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour of Peninsular ::1st Jersey red

Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Mountains classification

: 2nd Overall

Tour of Thailand The Tour of Thailand, officially the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Thailand. It was classified by the International Cycling Union as a 2.2 category race as ...

: 10th Overall

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;2021 : 10th Road Race, National Road Championships ;2022 : 3rd Overall Tour de Taiwan : 7th Overall

References

External links

Caja Rural profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Marcos Spanish male cyclists 1986 births Living people People from Cuenca del Alberche Cyclists from the Community of Madrid 21st-century Spanish sportsmen