José Enrique Gutiérrez

José Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña (born 18 June 1974) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. His career highlights include second place overall at the 2006 Giro d'Italia, winning a stage of the Vuelta a España and two stages at the Dauphiné Libéré.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Cataluña.
José Enrique Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full nameJosé Enrique Gutiérrez Cataluña
Born (1974-06-18) 18 June 1974
Valencia, Spain
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
1998–2003Kelme–Costa Blanca
2004–2006Phonak
2007–2008Team LPR
2009–2010Rock Racing
2011–2012Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage

Gutiérrez's name was brought up in the 2006 Operación Puerto doping case, and he was immediately made "non-active" (although not, according to team manager John Lelangue, suspended or fired) and so did not compete in any further events in 2006. Due to the Floyd Landis doping case of the 2006 Tour de France, Phonak withdrew their sponsorship of the team and it hence folded. Gutiérrez then moved down a division to Team LPR.

In 2010, Gutiérrez retired,[1] but later came out of retirement to ride for Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia in 2011.[2]

Major results
2000
1st Grande Prémio M.R. Cortez
2001
1st Special sprints classification Volta a Catalunya
2002
1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2004
1st Stage 20 Vuelta a Espana
6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Combination classification
1st Stage 2
2006
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Giro d'Italia DNF — DNF — — — — — 2
Tour de France — — — 25 29 41 28 49 —
Vuelta a España — — 36 DNF DNF 34 31 DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "José Enrique Gutiérrez opts for retirement". Cyclingnews. 6 March 2010.
  2. Cossins, Peter (28 February 2011). "Gutierrez comes out of retirement". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2012.


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