(1975-10-11) 11 October 1975 (age 48) Hondarribia, Spain
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team
Movistar Team
Discipline
Road
Role
Directeur sportif
Amateur team
1999–2000
Caja Rural
Professional teams
2001–2002
iBanesto.com
2003–2008
Lampre
2011
De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia
2012
Utensilnord–Named
Managerial teams
2015–2016
Tinkoff–Saxo
2017–2019
Bora–Hansgrohe
2020–
Movistar Team
Major wins
Paris–Nice – 1 stage (2006)
Francisco Javier "Patxi" Vila Errandonea (born 11 October 1975 in Hondarribia, Basque Country) is a Spanish Basque former professional road bicycle racer who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team Szuper Beton. He was formerly with UCI ProTeam Lampre, before being banned for 18 months after testing positive for the use of testosterone.
Vila's most notable victory came in stage 3 of the 2006 Paris–Nice where he snatched onto the wheel of Floyd Landis as he escaped on the Col de Croix de Chaubouret. The duo amassed a lead of over a minute on their nearest contenders and Vila swept past Landis to take the stage. This performance catapulted him to second overall on the general classification, 9 seconds behind Floyd Landis. He finished the race in Nice still 9 seconds behind winner Floyd Landis and 56 seconds ahead of Antonio Colom.
He finished the 2006 UCI ProTour in 38th place with 69 points, the third highest ranked Lampre–Fondital rider behind Alessandro Ballan and Damiano Cunego.
After retiring from competition Vila worked for Specialized Bicycle Components as a performance specialist before joining Tinkoff–Saxo in 2015 as a directeur sportif.[1]
^"Patxi Vila". Tinkoff–Saxo. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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