# Marcel Camprubí
**Marcel Camprubí Pijuan** (born 2001 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTeam Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team and won the Spanish national elite road race championship in 2026, his first professional victory.[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [2](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/) He is registered with the [Union Cycliste Internationale](https://www.edgepedia.org/union-cycliste-internationale) under rider ID 1020453.[3](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/1020453)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2001, Barcelona, Spain; 1.78 m, 69 kg[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [4](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) |
| Path to the sport | Triathlete (3rd of Spain 2019, 4th in duathlon) who switched to cycling after injury and the 2020 pandemic confinement[5](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/) • [6](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/) |
| Teams | Team Smartdry (2021), EOLO-Kometa U23 (2022), Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team from 2023, now Pinarello-Q36.5[7](https://www.eurosport.es/ciclismo/national-road-championships-spain/2026/quien-es-marcel-camprubi-nuevo-campeon-cambio-triatlon-no-sabe-si-correra-tour-francia_sto23314314/story.shtml) |
| Breakthrough win | Spanish National Championships ME road race, June 2026, in the Huesca Valley[2](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/) |
| Contract | Three-year extension with Pinarello Q36.5 running through 2029[8](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/) |
| Grand Tours | Two Vuelta a España completions: 114th in 2025, 65th in 2026[9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) |
| Career totals | 121 races across 249 race days, 706 UCI points, 1 win[9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) |
## Early life and background
Camprubí was born in Barcelona in 2001 and came to cycle racing through triathlon, riding alongside a group of friends who were already focused on cycling.[10](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/riders/marcel-camprubi/) As a triathlete he placed 3rd of Spain in 2019 and 4th in duathlon, results that indicated his athletic quality before he ever raced a road season.[5](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/)
The switch came through injury and circumstance. In an interview with Ciclo21 he described a navicular bone edema in his foot which, together with the 2020 confinement, led him to train far more on the bike at home; Eurosport's account of his national title says a knee injury stopped him running during the pandemic. Either way, he has trained on the bicycle at full commitment only since 2021.[6](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/) • [7](https://www.eurosport.es/ciclismo/national-road-championships-spain/2026/quien-es-marcel-camprubi-nuevo-campeon-cambio-triatlon-no-sabe-si-correra-tour-francia_sto23314314/story.shtml)
## Amateur and junior career
His first listed team was Team Smartdry in 2021, the year he finished 2nd in the Spanish under-23 (MU) national road race championship.[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) He has said that result was the moment he realized he could be good at the sport.[10](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/riders/marcel-camprubi/)
In 2022 he joined the EOLO-Kometa U23 squad of the Fundación Contador, the development structure associated with [Alberto Contador](https://www.edgepedia.org/alberto-contador).[7](https://www.eurosport.es/ciclismo/national-road-championships-spain/2026/quien-es-marcel-camprubi-nuevo-campeon-cambio-triatlon-no-sabe-si-correra-tour-francia_sto23314314/story.shtml) That season he won the overall classifications of the Vuelta a [Cantabria](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantabria) (with a stage) and the Vuelta Toledo Imperial, added a stage win in the Vuelta Navarra, and placed 8th at the Ruota d'Oro and 23rd at the Giro d'Italia Next Gen.[5](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/) • [1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) His 2022 season was not uninterrupted: he had early-season health problems and a broken right thumb.[6](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/)
## Professional career
In November 2022 Marca reported that Q36.5, the new team being built around [Vincenzo Nibali](https://www.edgepedia.org/vincenzo-nibali), had signed Camprubí from the EOLO-Kometa under-23 squad; he signed his first professional contract for the 2023 season.[11](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2022/11/02/63627dc722601de77d8b45bc.html) • [5](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/) He has remained with the project through its rebranding as Pinarello-Q36.5, riding for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team in 2023 and 2025 and Pinarello-Q36.5 in 2026; WorldCyclingStats registers him with the Q36.5 Continental Cycling Team in 2024, while ProCyclingStats and La Vuelta list him with the ProTeam that year.[12](https://www.worldcyclingstats.com/en/rider/marcel-camprubi) • [4](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) • [1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
His first professional year included 7th overall at the Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - [Mont Blanc](https://www.edgepedia.org/mont-blanc), with 7th-place finishes on its second and third stages.[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [4](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) In 2024 he was 6th overall at the Istrian Spring Tour and 7th at the Trofeo Matteotti.[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
**2025: illness and a contract year.** Between December and February he chained four illnesses, limiting his early season.[13](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html) His best result that year was 6th overall at the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas, with two 7th-place stage results; he also debuted at Paris-Roubaix, finishing 88th as the best-classified Spanish rider without crashing and with only one puncture, and rode his first [Vuelta a España](https://www.edgepedia.org/vuelta-a-espana), finishing 114th with 14th on stage 4 to Voiron among his placings.[13](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html) • [1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) As of April 2025 his contract ran to the end of that year with no renewal talks open.[13](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html)
**2026: national champion.** After an impressive Tour de Suisse in which he was 2nd on stage 2 to Locarno, Camprubí won the elite men's road race at the Spanish national championships in the Huesca Valley as a 24-year-old, getting the better of a small leading group for his first professional victory.[2](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/) Further 2026 results include 4th at the Circuito de Getxo, 9th at the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa, 10th at the GP Gippingen and 12th at the Tour de Hongrie.[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) At the Vuelta a España he finished 5th on the demanding stage 19 to Peñas Blancas and 65th overall, his best [Grand Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-tour) result.[8](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/) • [9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) After the national title he was not initially named in Q36.5's eight-rider [Tour de France](https://www.edgepedia.org/tour-de-france) squad but was listed as first reserve.[7](https://www.eurosport.es/ciclismo/national-road-championships-spain/2026/quien-es-marcel-camprubi-nuevo-campeon-cambio-triatlon-no-sabe-si-correra-tour-francia_sto23314314/story.shtml) The team then secured him with a three-year extension through 2029.[8](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/)
## Riding style and characteristics
Camprubí defines himself as a "puncheur who can perform well in medium mountains, classics and uphill finishes", and in 2025 told Marca: "I am not a pure climber, but I hold my own in medium mountains and the classics."[14](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/) • [13](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html) As an under-23 he was less sure of his own profile, saying at times he climbed well and at times rode better on flat terrain, but definitely that he was no sprinter.[11](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2022/11/02/63627dc722601de77d8b45bc.html) Databases list him with climber, puncheur, all-rounder and one-day specialist profiles, and ProCyclingStats classifies him as a climber.[12](https://www.worldcyclingstats.com/en/rider/marcel-camprubi) • [4](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) His reference rider is Joaquim "Purito" Rodríguez, a climber with a good sprint finish; he has said he would like to be a rider of that style.[14](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/) • [6](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/)
Adaptation to the professional peloton was not smooth. In his first professional year he suffered anemia because his training load rose by about seven hours per week compared with under-23 level while his food intake stayed the same.[14](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/) Alongside racing he has studied Business Administration.[14](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/)
## Major results and palmarès
- **2021**: 2nd, Spanish National Championships MU road race (Team Smartdry)[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
- **2022** (EOLO-Kometa U23): 1st overall, Vuelta a Cantabria (plus a stage); 1st overall, Vuelta Toledo Imperial; stage win, Vuelta Navarra; 2nd overall, Vuelta a Madrid; 8th, Ruota d'Oro; 23rd, Giro d'Italia Next Gen[5](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/) • [6](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/) • [1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
- **2023**: 7th overall, Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
- **2024**: 6th overall, Istrian Spring Tour; 7th, Trofeo Matteotti[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
- **2025**: 6th overall, ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas; 88th, Paris-Roubaix; 123rd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège; 64th, Il Lombardia; 114th overall, Vuelta a España[1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [15](https://www.wielerflits.be/profiel/marcel-camprubi-pijuan/statistieken)
- **2026**: 1st, Spanish National Championships ME road race (first professional win); 2nd, stage 2, Tour de Suisse; 4th, Circuito de Getxo; 9th, Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa; 10th, GP Gippingen; 12th, Tour de Hongrie; 5th, stage 19, and 65th overall, Vuelta a España[2](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/) • [1](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan) • [8](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/) • [9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi)
His Monument record includes DNFs at Milano-San Remo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2026.[15](https://www.wielerflits.be/profiel/marcel-camprubi-pijuan/statistieken) At the race-class level he has one top-10 at 1.UWT level, one at 2.1 and three at 1.1 level.[16](https://cyclingpro.net/velopro/coureur/marcel-camprubi/)
## Marcel Camprubí by the numbers
His ranking trajectory shows a steady climb followed by a sharp 2026 jump. CQ Ranking places him 2485th in 2022 (Elite-2, 3 points), 1002nd in 2023 (41 points), 689th in 2024 (72 points), 556th in 2025 (110 points) and 163rd in 2026 with 385 points; CyclingDB instead records his UCI world ranking as 1,428th at the end of 2023, 893rd in 2024, 775th in 2025 and 201st with 500 points in 2026.[17](https://cqranking.com/cq/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=34030) • [9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi) ProCyclingStats points rankings run 1027 (2023), 887 (2024) and 447 (2025), with 5,202 km raced over 31 race days in 2025.[4](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi)
Across his career as of 2026 he has started 121 races over 249 race days, with 706 UCI points, 1 win (the 2026 national championship) and two Vuelta a España completions as his only Grand Tours.[9](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi)
## What has changed since 2023
The arc of his career divides at the 2026 season. Through 2025 he was a developing rider in a ProTeam project he joined at its inception, alongside Spanish teammates including David González, Enekoitz Azparren, David de la Cruz and Xabier Mikel Azparren, with a 2025 season disrupted by four chained illnesses and no renewal agreed.[14](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/) • [13](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html) In 2026 he delivered the results that changed his standing: the national title in June, a Tour de Suisse stage podium, a top-10 at the Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa, a ranking jump into the top 200 of the world rankings, a contract through 2029, and a Vuelta a España ridden as reigning Spanish champion, for which he prepared from Andorra in the days before the start.[2](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/) • [8](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/) • [17](https://cqranking.com/cq/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=34030) • [18](https://www.cyclingeu.com/939474/un-dia-preparando-la-vuelta-con-el-campeon-de-espana/)
His own stated ambitions have been consistent: "Win a race and go to the Tour: very ambitious, I know."[10](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/riders/marcel-camprubi/)
## References
1. [Profile of Marcel CAMPRUBI PIJUAN - La Vuelta 2026](https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rider/54/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team/marcel-camprubi-pijuan)
2. [Spanish National Championships: Marcel Camprubí seals stunning victory in elite men's road race, Cyclingnews](https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/racing/spanish-national-championships-marcel-camprubi-seals-stunning-victory-in-elite-mens-road-race/)
3. [Marcel CAMPRUBI PIJUAN | UCI](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/1020453)
4. [Marcel Camprubí - ProCyclingStats](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/marcel-camprubi)
5. [¿Cómo pasar de triatleta a ciclista profesional en 2 años?, Triatletas en Red](https://triatletasenred.sport.es/actualidad/como-pasar-de-triatleta-a-ciclista-profesional-en-2-anos/)
6. [Marcel Camprubí, otro extriatleta ciclista neoprofesional, Ciclo21](https://www.ciclo21.com/marcel-camprubi-entrevista-neoprofesional-2023/)
7. [Quién es Marcel Camprubí: El nuevo campeón de España, Eurosport España](https://www.eurosport.es/ciclismo/national-road-championships-spain/2026/quien-es-marcel-camprubi-nuevo-campeon-cambio-triatlon-no-sabe-si-correra-tour-francia_sto23314314/story.shtml)
8. [Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team strengthens future with four key rider renewals](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/news/pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-strengthens-future-with-four-key-rider-renewals/)
9. [Marcel Camprubi — Results, Statistics & Career, CyclingDB](https://cyclingdb.com/rider/marcel-camprubi)
10. [Marcel Camprubí | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team](https://www.pinarello-q36-5.com/riders/marcel-camprubi/)
11. [Marcel Camprubí será el 'joven talentoso español' del equipo de Vincenzo Nibali, Marca](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2022/11/02/63627dc722601de77d8b45bc.html)
12. [Marcel Camprubi | WorldCyclingStats](https://www.worldcyclingstats.com/en/rider/marcel-camprubi)
13. [Marcel Camprubí, el español más 'diablo' en el Infierno del Norte, Marca](https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2025/04/17/marcel-camprubi-espanol-diablo-infierno-norte-flipe.html)
14. [Camprubí: 'Me gustaría ser un corredor como Purito', AS.com](https://as.com/ciclismo/mas_ciclismo/camprubi-me-gustaria-ser-un-corredor-como-purito-n/)
15. [Statistieken Marcel Camprubi Pijuan, WielerFlits](https://www.wielerflits.be/profiel/marcel-camprubi-pijuan/statistieken)
16. [VéloPro.fr - Marcel Camprubí](https://cyclingpro.net/velopro/coureur/marcel-camprubi/)
17. [CQ Ranking - CAMPRUBI PIJUAN Marcel](https://cqranking.com/cq/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=34030)
18. [Un día preparando la Vuelta con el Campeón de España, Cycling Europe](https://www.cyclingeu.com/939474/un-dia-preparando-la-vuelta-con-el-campeon-de-espana/)
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