Gravel World Champion
Gravel · Veneto, Italy
Joan claimed the Gravel World Champion title in Veneto, Italy — racing mixed road and off-road terrain that rewards experience and local instincts.
JOAN
HORRACH
Professional cyclist & Gravel World Champion
Joan Horrach Ripoll is a Spanish cyclist born on March 27, 1974 in the Majorcan village of Deià (Mallorca, Spain).
He turned professional in 2000 with the Portuguese team Milaneza-Maia and built a career across Grand Tours and stage races.
His landmark win came on stage 12 of the 2006 Giro d’Italia (Livorno–Sestri Levante): after a break of sixteen riders, he attacked alone and won by five seconds, with the pelotón finishing more than seven minutes later.
Today he guides riders across Mallorca’s coast and Tramuntana roads with Liveablock — local knowledge shaped by a life in the pelotón.
Cycle with Joan in MallorcaCareer
Excerpt of Joan's sporting successes
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos
Road · Burgos, Spain
Joan contributed to the team time trial win on stage 3 of the Vuelta a Burgos, one of Spain’s key early-season stage races.
1st Stage 12 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour · Italy
Joan won stage 12 of the 2006 Giro d’Italia from Livorno to Sestri Levante, finishing alone five seconds clear of the chase after a long breakaway.
9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
Road · Barcelona, Spain
Joan finished 9th overall at Escalada a Montjuïc in Barcelona, a demanding late-season climb classic on Catalonia’s iconic hillside circuit.
3rd Overall Gran Premio Internacional Mitsubishi MR Cortez
Road · Portugal
Joan took 3rd overall at the MR Cortez-Mitsubishi race in Portugal, confirming his form in multi-day stage racing.
1st Mountains classification, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
Road · Catalonia, Spain
Joan won the mountains classification at the Setmana Catalana, proving his climbing strength across Catalonia’s toughest stages.
2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
Road · Asturias, Spain
Joan finished 2nd overall at the Vuelta a Asturias, one of his strongest general-classification results in Spain.
1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
Road · Portugal
Joan won stage 2 of the Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias in Portugal, adding an early professional stage victory to his palmarès.
Contact
Carrer Aljub, 11
07142 Santa Eugènia, Mallorca Illes Balears
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