A former elite junior triathlete who only committed fully to cycling in 2019, Romo won the Spanish U23 road title within a year and hasn't looked back. Now in his third season at Movistar, he mixes punchy stage-hunting — a stage win and 2nd overall at the 2025 Tour Down Under — with selfless mountain work. After abandoning the 2026 Giro he reset everything for July, and his third place on Itzulia's queen stage this spring suggests the legs are there.
Palmarès
- Tour Down Under stage 3 winner and 2nd overall (2025)
- Spanish U23 national road race champion (2020)
- 23rd overall Tour de France on debut (2024)
- 7th overall and best young rider Vuelta a Burgos (2023)
- 3rd on the Itzulia Basque Country queen stage (2026)
Cut-out factHe raced on the world junior triathlon circuit before swapping the wetsuit for a road bike — and became a national champion cyclist barely a year after switching sports.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Cian Uijtdebroeks, Pablo Castrillo, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, Raúl García Pierna, Michel Hessmann, Nelson Oliveira, Einer Rubio — see the full Movistar team page.
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