Xabier Zandio

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Xabier Zandio

Zandio in the 2007 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full name	Xabier Zandio Echaide
Date of birth	March 17, 1977 (1977-03-17) (age 31)
Country	Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Caisse d'Epargne
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2001–	Caisse d'Epargne
Major wins
Clásica a los Puertos (2005)
Infobox last updated on:
June 11, 2007

Xabier Zandio Echaide (born March 17, 1977 in Pamplona) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Palmares 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Zandio grew up in a sporting family—one brother is a footballer and another a pelota player—and decided at the age of 17 to become a cyclist rather than work for his parents' butchery business.

He began his professional career in 2001 with the IBanesto.com team (which was renamed Illes Balears in 2004, and Caisse d'Epargne in 2005). After a difficult 2004 season in which injuries drained him physically and emotionally, he returned with a strong performance in the 2005 Tour de France. Finishing in 22nd place overall, he managed 4th in the 18th stage, and 2nd in the 16th, behind Óscar Pereiro.

He currently resides in Pamplona with his fiancée.

[edit] Palmares

[edit] References

This article was based in part on a translation of the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

• Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk

v • d • e Riders on Caisse d'Epargne David Arroyo | Anthony Charteau | Arnaud Coyot | Mathieu Drujon | José Vicente García | Iván Gutiérrez | Joan Horrach | Vladimir Karpets | Pablo Lastras | David López | Alberto Losada | Daniel Moreno | Luis Pasamontes | Fabrice Patanchon | Óscar Pereiro | Marlon Perez Arango | Francisco Pérez | Mathieu Perget | Nicolas Portal | Joaquim Rodríguez | José Joaquín Rojas | José Rujano | Luis León Sánchez | Rigoberto Urán | Alejandro Valverde | Xabier Zandio | Manager: Eusebio Unzue

Persondata
NAME	Zandio, Xabier
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zandio Echaide, Xabier
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1977-03-17
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pamplona, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH