Antonio Piedra Pérez (born 10 October 1985) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the , , , and squads.
Career Born in Seville, Piedra became a professional in 2007, competing for the team, before joining in 2008. He spent four years with the team before joining the team for the 2012 season. Piedra took a prestigious victory by winning the Rogaland GP in May 2012, soloing away to win by 35 seconds over his nearest challenger. He participated in that year's Vuelta a España, his team being invited as a 'wildcard', and had a major victory on stage 15, a high mountain affair finishing atop the Lakes of Covadonga climb. Piedra followed a move that formed on the first climb of the day, and dropped his breakaway companions on the final difficulty of the race, the first "Hors Category" climb of the Vuelta. He had 2 minutes and 2 seconds of an advantage over his nearest competitor, 's Rubén Pérez.
Major results
2006 2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia 1st Stage 3 3rd Overall Vuelta a Palencia 1st Stage 2 (TTT) 2009 1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal 2011 8th Overall Tour de San Luis 9th Gran Premio de Llodio 2012 1st Rogaland GP 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España 2013 Combativity award Stage 5 Vuelta a España 2016 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
References
External links Caja Rural profile