first time in 19 attempts, having finished each of the previous 18 in the top-25 placings overall. He then rode the 2020 Vuelta a España, and finished 13th overall. Caja Rural–Seguros RGA In December 2021, Nieve announced that he was joining the team for the 2022 season, after thirteen years at UCI World Tour level. Major results 2007 9th Overall Vuelta a Navarra 2008 3rd Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà 2009 7th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca 7th Trofeo Inca 2010 4th Trofeo Inca 7th Giro di Lombardia 10th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stage 16 2011 8th Gran Premio de Llodio 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 15 10th Overall Vuelta a España 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 2012 5th Overall Tour de Suisse 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 2013 4th Clásica de San Sebastián 2014 4th Clásica de San Sebastián 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné 1st Stage 8 10th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico Combativity award Stage 18 Tour de France 2015 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 6th Giro di Lombardia 8th Overall Vuelta a España 10th Overall Tour de Pologne 2016 Giro d'Italia 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 13 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2017 8th Giro di Lombardia 9th Overall Tour de Suisse 2018 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia 2019 4th GP Miguel Induráin 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 10th Overall Vuelta a España 2020 9th Overall Tour de Pologne 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 2022 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links Mikel Nieve profile at Team Sky 1984 births Living people Cyclists from Navarre Spanish male cyclists Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Spanish Giro d'Italia stage winners People from Norte de Aralar