www.chechurubiera.info - an online magazine for fans of Chechu Rubiera
THE TEAM
Rebecca Bell
I support Chechu because he is an elite athlete of great skill who sacrificed his own chances to win in favor of his team leader, Lance Armstrong. People who make such sacrifices are capable of building great things in any field of endeavor. And Chechu does it all beautifully on a bike. He’s a smart man, a good man, and a fantastic athlete.
Nicky Orr
I support Chechu because he's always there. When his team needs him, or
there's a mountain to be climbed. He's smart and interesting, he's a good man.
Christine Kahane
I support Chechu because he is intelligent, friendly and always in a good mood. He never gives up, is reliable, unselfish and devoted to his job and his leader.
CONTACT US
If you'd like to join us in producing this website or if you have any comments, we'd love to hear from you.
Do you have photographs of Chechu, tales of your encounters with him, ideas / requests for a magazine feature, an opinion piece or any news items about Chechu Rubiera? Let us know.
Email us at rubierafans@hotmail.co.uk. Or text to 00 44 (0)7751 596549.
UPDATED! SIGNED PHOTOS
1 MARCH 2008
The new photos for this season have just arrived, and we'll be sending them off to Chechu for signing this week.
The photographs will be free to fans, although we will be asking for p&p this year. More later.
TIES THAT BIND
LUZ ARDIDEN 2003
Photograph by Rob Cummings
This photograph is perhaps the most important image on this website.
In these moments, long before we knew each other, we each noticed Chechu Rubiera for the first time, and new fans were born.
It was 21 July 2003, and on stage 15 of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong fell on the final climb to Luz Ardiden.
Chechu signalled to Armstrong, “It’s OK, calm yourself.”. He waited for his leader to take his wheel and pace him back to the lead group. And Lance won the stage. It was one of the most exciting sporting moments.
Lance was unbelievable that day, but without Chechu Rubiera being there at the right moment to do his job, the final result might have been very different.
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www.chechurubiera.info is compiled by Rebecca Bell and Nicky Orr, with the agreement and support of Chechu Rubiera. Our aim is to produce a dynamic magazine to celebrate the achievements of Chechu Rubiera.
www.chechurubiera.info is non-commercial. It is funded privately by Nicky Orr and Rebecca Bell.
Responsibility for all content lies with Nicky Orr and Rebecca Bell, not with José Luis (Chechu) Rubiera Vigíl.
Information and photographs is gathered and reproduced in good faith from published sources (online and print).
Interviews and race diary quotes are reproduced with the kind permission of Chechu Rubiera.
The editors’ decision is final.
We always seek to credit photographs where possible. On occasion, the original source of photography may not be available. If we have used your photos, please CONTACT US and we’ll be pleased to credit your work.
www.chechurubiera.info is a domain registered in UK to Nicola Orr.
Photo Credits: Masthead: Liz Kreutz, 2006. Left column from top: ThePaceline.com (source), chechurubiera.es.vg (source), Fotoreporter Sirotti 2001, Casey Gibson 2005. Right column from top: Graham Watson, Fotoreporter Sirotti, Liz Kreutz and Christine Kahane, cyclingnews.com (source)