Íñigo Cuesta

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Íñigo Cuesta
Personal information
Full name Íñigo Cuesta López de Castro
Date of birth June 2, 1969 (1969-06-02) (age 39)
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Height 1.76 m
Weight 62 kg
Team information
Current team Team CSC
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Domestique/Climber
Professional team(s)
1994-1995
1996-2000
2001-2004
2005
2006-
Euskadi
ONCE
Cofidis
Saunier Duval-Prodir
Team CSC
Major wins
Vuelta al País Vasco (1998)
Infobox last updated on:
January 1, 2007

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 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.

[edit] Career highlights

1997
70th Overall, 1997 Tour de France
1998
Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco
2000
Stage 6, Dauphiné Libéré
2001
63rd Overall, 2001 Tour de France
2002
49th Overall, 2002 Tour de France
2003
127th Overall, 2003 Tour de France
2005
Stage 5, Volta a Catalunya
Mountains Competition, Volta a Catalunya

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Persondata
NAME Cuesta, Íñigo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cuesta López de Castro, Íñigo
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1969-06-02
PLACE OF BIRTH Villarcayo, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH