Omar Fraile

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Omar Fraile

| image = Omar Fraile at the rider presentation of Itzulia Basque Country stage 3.jpg

| caption = Fraile in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.

| fullname = Omar Fraile Matarranza

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santurtzi, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}{{cite web|title=Astana – Pro Team|url=http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=team-riders&idteam=502|access-date=9 July 2019}}

| weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|IGD}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = {{ubl|Climber|Breakaway specialist}}

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 2012

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ORB|2012}}

| proyears2 = 2013–2015

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CJR|2013a}}

| proyears3 = 2016–2017

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DDD|2016}}

| proyears4 = 2018–2021

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|AST|2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=news&id=2321|title=Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019|work={{UCI team code|AST|2019}}|publisher=Apgrade|date=16 December 2018|access-date=1 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13981/1001249/260|title=Astana Pro Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101021635/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13981/1001249/260|archive-date=1 January 2020}}

| proyears5 = 2022–

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}

| majorwins = Grand Tours

:Tour de France

::1 individual stage (2018)

:Giro d'Italia

::1 individual stage (2017)

:Vuelta a España

::Mountains classification (2015, 2016)

::1 TTT stage (2019)

One-Day Races and Classics

:{{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2021)}}

}}

Omar Fraile Matarranza (born 17 July 1990){{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/fraile-matarranza-omar |title=Omar Fraile Matarranza|website=cyclingnews.com | access-date=22 March 2015}} is a Spanish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|IGD}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15228/1001249/279|title=Astana - Premier Tech|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101032049/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15228/1001249/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}} He is a winner of stages in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and has twice won the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España.

Career

= Caja Rural (2013–2015) =

He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. On 26 April 2015, Fraile won the Giro dell'Appennino from a small group of riders, outsprinting Stefano Pirazzi and Damiano Cunego.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-dellappennino-2015/results |title=Fraile wins Giro dell'Appennino |work=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Future plc |date=26 April 2015 |access-date=26 April 2015}} The victory at Giro dell'Appennino was Omar's first professional victory. Later that year, Fraile won Stage 4 at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque. He rode in the 2015 Vuelta a España where he won the mountains classification,{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjYwNzQ= |title=Vuelta a España 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |work=Cycling Fever}} by making well-timed breakaways in order to gain points for the classification.{{cite web |last1=Puddicome |first1=Stephen |title=Five talking points from stage 21 of the Vuelta a España |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/five-talking-points-from-stage-21-of-the-vuelta-a-espana-191428 |publisher=Cycling Weekly |access-date=14 September 2015 |date=13 September 2015}}

= Team Dimension Data (2016–2017) =

== 2016 ==

Subsequently, {{UCI team code|MTN|2016}} announced that Fraile would join them for the 2016 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/haas-and-fraile-sign-for-dimension-data/ |title=Haas and Fraile sign for Dimension Data |last1=O'Shea |first1=Sadhbh |date=1 October 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com | access-date=1 October 2015}} He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Startlist |title=99th Giro d'Italia Startlist |access-date=6 May 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} but abandoned the race on Stage 5.{{Cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/cycling/sa-cycling/news/160511/Fraile_abandons_Giro_Sbaragli_11th |title=Fraile abandons Giro, Sbaragli 11th |access-date=11 May 2016 |work=SuperSport}} However, before abandoning, Fraile managed to wear the Mountains Jersey on stage 3 after collecting enough points on stage 2. Fraile then won the Mountains classification at the Vuelta a Burgos. He then rode the Vuelta a España where he won the Mountains classification once again.{{Cite news|url=http://africasteam.com/2016/09/11/vuelta-a-espana-21-omar-fraile-crowned-king-of-the-mountains/|title=Vuelta a Espana #21: Omar Fraile crowned King of the Mountains|access-date=22 July 2018|language=en-US}}

== 2017 ==

One week before riding the Giro d'Italia, Fraile finished 2nd on the final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, and therefore 2nd in the general classification. On stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia, Fraile made the breakaway and ended up winning the stage in a sprint between his breakaway companions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fraile-clinches-dimension-datas-first-giro-ditalia-stage-win-with-long-break/|title=Fraile clinches Dimension Data's first Giro d'Italia stage win with long break {{!}} Cyclingnews.com|work=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=22 July 2018|language=en-gb}} He also managed to pick up points for the Mountains classification which made him wear the Mountains Jersey for 2 days, after eventually losing it later in the race.

= Astana (2018–2021) =

== 2018 ==

At the Paris-Nice, Fraile finished 2nd on the final stage behind David de la Cruz in the sprint.{{Cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/2018/03/race-report/paris-nice-stage-8-de-la-cruz-takes-stage-soler-steals-overall-win_459389|title=Paris-Nice, stage 8: De la Cruz takes stage, Soler steals overall win {{!}} VeloNews.com|date=11 March 2018|work=VeloNews.com|access-date=22 July 2018|language=en-US}} However a month later he took revenge by winning stage 5 at the Tour of the Basque Country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclingstage.com/tour-of-the-basque-country-2018/stage-5-results-eus-2018/|title=Tour of the Basque Country 2018 Stage 5: Fraile wins seven-up sprint, Roglic cements lead|website=Cyclingstage.com|access-date=22 July 2018}} At the end of April, Fraile won the bunch sprint on stage 1 at the Tour de Romandie.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/43896537|title=Tour of Romandie: Astana's Omar Fraile wins first stage of Tour of Romandie|date=25 April 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 July 2018|language=en-GB}} Fraile finished 3rd at Spanish National Road Race Championships.{{Cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/spanish-road-championships-2018/road-race-men/results/|title= Results at the spanish road championship 2018 | date= 24 June 2018 | work= Cyclingnews|access-date=12 August 2018}}

In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/startlist |title=2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=5 July 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} He went on to win stage 14 of the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/44910773 |title=Tour de France 2018: Omar Fraile claims victory on stage 14 of Tour |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 July 2018}} Fraile was placed 57th on the final general classification of the Tour de France 2018.{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-21/results/ | title= Cyclingnews Results Stage 21 | access-date= 3 August 2018}}

On 4 August 2018, Fraile competed in Clásica de San Sebastián and was placed 24th; 52 seconds behind winner Julian Alaphilippe.{{cite web | url = http://www.uci.ch/road/results/ | title= Union Cycliste Internationale, Road, Results | access-date =5 August 2018}}

Major results

;2011

: 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

;2013

: 10th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

;2015 (2 pro wins)

: 1st Giro dell'Appennino

: Vuelta a España

::1st {{cjersey|blue polkadot}} Mountains classification

::{{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stages 3 & 9

: 1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country

: 1st Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk

: 4th Classic Loire Atlantique

: 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

;2016

: Vuelta a España

::1st {{cjersey|blue polkadot}} Mountains classification

::{{cjersey|red number}} Combativity award Stage 6

: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification, Vuelta a Burgos

: 7th Gran Premio di Lugano

: Giro d'Italia

::Held {{cjersey|azul}} after Stage 2

;2017 (1)

: Giro d'Italia

::1st Stage 11

::Held {{cjersey|azul}} after Stages 12–13

: 2nd Overall Tour de Yorkshire

: {{cjersey|green number}} Combativity award Stage 12 Vuelta a España

;2018 (3)

: 1st Stage 14 Tour de France

: 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie

: 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

: {{cjersey|green number}} Combativity award Stage 17 Vuelta a España

;2019

: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

: 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

;2020

: 1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification, Vuelta a Murcia

;2021 (1)

: 1st {{cjersey|spain}} Road race, National Road Championships

: 9th GP Miguel Induráin

;2022

: 3rd Overall Tour of Britain

: 10th Overall CRO Race

;2023 (1)

: 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|pink}} Giro d'Italia \| — \| DNF \| 65 \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|yellow}} Tour de France \| — \| — \| — \| 57 \| 71 \| 60 \| 57 \| — \| 60
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| {{cjersey\|red}} Vuelta a España \| 88 \| 69 \| DNF \| 63 \| 79 \| 64 \| DNF \| — \| 115

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! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

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