Aitor González

Aitor González

Personal information
Full name	Aitor González Jiménez
Nickname	Terminaitor
Born	(1975-02-27) 27 February 1975 (age 46) Zumárraga, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1998	Avianca–Telecom
1999–2002	Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003–2004	Fassa Bortolo
2005	Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2004) Giro d'Italia 3 individual stages (2002, 2003) Vuelta a España General classification (2002) 3 individual stages (2002) Stage races Tour de Suisse (2005)

Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España.

Career[]

Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, González turned professional in 1998 with Avianca–Telecom. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with Kelme–Costa Blanca after attacking his teammate leading the race; he also won three stages during the race. Following his Vuelta victory, he transferred to Fassa Bortolo, after a long controversy surrounding a previous contract signed with Acqua e Sapone–Cantina Tollo.^[1][2] He also won two stages at the 2002 Giro d'Italia, one at the 2003 Giro d'Italia and one at the 2004 Tour de France. He won the 2005 Tour de Suisse, before he retired in January 2006 after being tested positive for methyltestosterone metabolite twice during the 2005 season.^[3] He was also linked with the Operación Puerto doping case.^[4]

Post-cycling[]

After retirement, González had several run-ins with the law. In 2007, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. In 2008, a second arrest followed when he allegedly hired people to beat up a person who owed him money.^[4] In 2011, González was again arrested for taking part in a bank fraud.^[5] Lastly, in 2016, he was taken into custody a fourth time, for allegedly taking part in a robbery.^[4]

Career achievements[]

Major results[]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Giro d'Italia	—	6	19	—	DNF
Tour de France	DNF	—	DNF	45	—
Vuelta a España	—	1	DNF	DNF	DNF

See also[]

• List of riders with stage wins at all three cycling Grand Tours
• List of doping cases in cycling
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References[]

External links[]

• "Spanish fanpage". Archived from the original on 2005-09-05. Retrieved 2005-07-07.
• Aitor González at ProCyclingStats
• Aitor González at Cycling Archives

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