Andorra la Vella, Andorra 03.08.2025
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PURE HIGH-ALTITUDE CYCLING
Marcha cicloturista La Purito Andorra.
3 Agosto 2025 😏😎
115 Km – 4.800 D+
80 Km – 3.500 D+
30 Km – 1.700 D+
The cyclist and the person who has left one of the greatest imprints on and off the asphalt for his way of being. With memorable victories in the Tour, Giro, La Vuelta, Lombardia, Flèche Wallonne, Tirreno-Adriatico and Volta Catalunya. Number 1 in the UCI World ranking 2010, 2012 and 2013.
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver, nicknamed Purito, Spanish road cyclist, professional from 2001 to 2016. Riding for the teams O.N.C.E–Erosky, Saunier Duval-Prodir, Caisse d’Epargne and Team Katusha.
On 11 July 2016 he announced his retirement from professional cycling for three seventeen seasons, effective three years after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, where he obtained an Olympic diploma after finishing fifth.
THE NICKNAME OF “PURITO”
Purito’s nickname originated in a training session with Manolo Saiz’s ONCE team, during a rally in El Bosque (Cadis). There, he bid a port with Laurent Jalabert and the other team bosses, he will stage a simulant attack that is smoking a cigar to show that he has plenty of strength. This nickname is used by the entire press in order to be more connected with Purito Rodríguez than with Joaquim Rodríguez.
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