Íñigo Cuesta

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Íñigo Cuesta
Personal information
Full name Íñigo Cuesta
López de Castro
Date of birth 2 June 1969
Country Spain
Team information
Current team Team CSC
Rider type Domestique
Professional team(s)
1994-1995
1996-2000
2001-2004
2005
2006-
Euskaltel
ONCE
Cofidis
Saunier Duval
Team CSC
Major wins
1998 Vuelta al País Vasco

Íñigo Cuesta López de Castro (born 2 June 1969) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was born in the Spanish town Villarcayo in Burgos. Cuesta turned professional in 1994 for the Basque Euskaltel - Euskadi team. Here his results included a second place in 1995 Vuelta a Asturia, and in 1996 he signed a contract with Spanish team ONCE. Cuesta would have to wait until 1998 before he won his first race, the overall victory in the stage race Vuelta al País Vasco. In securing the stage race win, he proved his talent as both a climber and time trialist, though not on the level of the Grand Tours.

Even though he won a second triumph, a stage in the 2000 Dauphiné Libéré, he didn't get his contract renewed. Instead he signed with Cofidis, after his initial new employer, Linda McCartney Racing team, went bankrupt before the season started. His four years at Cofidis didn't provide Cuesta with any more wins, his biggest result a 13th place in the 2001 Vuelta a España. In 2005 he changed to Saunier Duval, where he won stage 5 in Volta a Catalunya, during the early ProTour season. Though he still had one year remaining of his contract, Íñigo Cuesta changed to Team CSC before the 2006 season. Here he is to assist team captain Carlos Sastre in the Vuelta a España.

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Riders on Team CSC
Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Lars Bak | Ivan Basso | Michael Blaudzun | Matti Breschel | Fabian Cancellara | Íñigo Cuesta | Volodymir Gustov | Allan Johansen | Bobby Julich | Kasper Klostergaard | Karsten Kroon | Marcus Ljungqvist | Giovanni Lombardi | Peter Luttenberger | Lars Michaelsen | Christian Müller | Stuart O'Grady | Martin Pedersen | Andrea Peron | Jakob Piil | Luke Roberts | Carlos Sastre | Andy Schleck | Fränk Schleck | Nicki Sørensen | Brian Vandborg | Christian Vandevelde | Jens Voigt | David Zabriskie
Manager
Bjarne Riis
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