Luis León Sánchez
Sánchez at the 2015 Vuelta a España | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis León Sánchez Gil | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lulu, Luisle | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1983 Mula, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | XDS Astana Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2006 | Liberty Seguros | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Caisse d'Epargne | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Rabobank | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Astana | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Team Bahrain Victorious | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | |||||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
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Medal record
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Luis León Sánchez Gil (born 24 November 1983) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. Sánchez's major achievements include winning the overall classifications of the 2009 Paris–Nice and the 2005 Tour Down Under, as well as the one-day race Clásica de San Sebastián in 2010 and 2012. He also has four Tour de France stage victories and is a four-time winner of the Spanish National Time Trial Championships. He is a time trial specialist and has improved his climbing skills over the course of his career.