José Vicente García

JosÃÂ© Vicente GarcÃÂa Acosta (born 4 August 1972 in San SebastiÃÂ¡n) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rode his entire career for the team currently known as the . In his career, he won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a EspaÃÂ±a and the Grand Prix Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano. He completed the Vuelta 14 times.

GarcÃÂa Acosta retired after the 2011 season, having spent 17 years in the pro ranks with the same team, albeit racing under different sponsorship names. After filling several different staff duties during the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a EspaÃÂ±a in 2012, Garcia Acosta was named Directeur Sportif ("Director Deportivo") of Movistar beginning in the 2013 season.