CYCLIST

Samuel Sánchez

1978 - Today

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Samuel "Samu" Sánchez González (born 5 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally in the sport between 2000 and 2017 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi and BMC Racing Team squads. He was the gold medal winner in the road race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the following years Sánchez proved himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Sánchez has received more than 127,414 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Samuel Sánchez is the 376th most popular cyclist (down from 354th in 2019), the 2,043rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,863rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Cyclist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Samuel Sánchezs by language

Over the past year Samuel Sánchez has had the most page views in the with 19,254 views, followed by English (10,599), and French (6,365). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (78.80%), Slovak (56.82%), and Egyptian Arabic (53.68%)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Samuel Sánchez ranks 376 out of 1,613. Before him are Gianbattista Baronchelli, Eros Poli, Sergio Bianchetto, Erik Breukink, Tony Martin, and Sepp Kuss. After him are Levi Leipheimer, Yaroslav Popovych, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Charly Mottet, Marco Giovannetti, and Dimitri Konyshev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Samuel Sánchez ranks 276. Before him are Go Soo, Emma Heming Willis, Irakli Kobakhidze, Davit Mujiri, Julia Jentsch, and Alberto Ammann. After him are Özgü Namal, Chris Wolstenholme, Nadine Angerer, Marta Etura, Benjamin Raich, and Veerle Baetens.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Samuel Sánchez ranks 2,043 out of 3,355. Before him are Aleix Espargaró (1989), Denis Suárez (1994), Yuri Berchiche (1990), Teresa Ribera (1969), José Marín (1950), and Martín Montoya (1991). After him are José María Maguregui (1934), Marta Etura (1978), Juan Antonio Señor (1958), Sergio Reguilón (1996), Hevia (1967), and Toni Ribas (1975).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Samuel Sánchez ranks 27. Before him are Jesús Loroño (1926), Roberto Heras (1974), Marino Lejarreta (1957), Óscar Pereiro (1977), Joseba Beloki (1973), and Joaquim Rodríguez (1979). After him are Álvaro Pino (1956), Iban Mayo (1977), José María Jiménez (1971), Fernando Escartín (1968), Mikel Landa (1989), and Óscar Sevilla (1976).

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