Joan Horrach Ripoll (born March 27, 1974) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for .
Horrach's biggest win of his career was Stage 11 of the 2006 Giro d'Italia. He won the stage by being in the break of the day and after making it to the final 3 riders he attacked as his companions crashed and held on to win by 5 seconds. As a domestique for his leaders Horrach spent most of his career working for others, occasionally given the opportunity to ride for himself.
After retiring he moved to Mallorca where he works as a Tour guide in Serra de Tramuntana on taking people on Mountain bikes, Road bikes and hiking.
Major results Sources:
2000 1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 2001 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 4 2002 1st Mountains classification, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stages 5 & 11 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 7th Overall GP do Minho 2003 3rd Overall Gran Premio Internacional Mitsubishi MR Cortez 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Points classification 1st Stage 2 10th Overall Volta a Portugal 2005 9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 2006 1st Stage 11 Giro d'Italia 2010 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos 2nd Trofeo Deià
General classification results timeline Source: Grand Tour general classification results Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Giro d'Italia———3736DNF81—5453— Tour de France———————74——119/ Vuelta a España332824277929——7467— + Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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