Benjamín Noval González (born 23 January 1979) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013.
Born in Mieres, Asturias, Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax–GAM for three years before switching to (later Discovery Channel), where he stayed for four years. Noval switched to Astana for 2008, and for the 2011 season joined compatriots and team-mates Alberto Contador, Jesús Hernández and Daniel Navarro in signing for . At the end of the 2013 racing season Noval announced his retirement from professional road racing, despite being offered a contract by for the following season.
Noval's son, also named Benjamín Noval, is a successful junior cyclist who signed a contract with UCI WorldTeam in 2025.
Major results
2000 9th Overall Vuelta a Navarra 2002 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Points classification 2003 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya 2004 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France 3rd Clásica de Almería 2005 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Giro d'Italia———————————— Tour de France——66107DNF115——101116—DNF Vuelta a EspañaDNF45—58——62———108—
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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