Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel-Euskadi
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Team information |
UCI code |
EUS |
Based |
Spain |
Founded |
1994 (1994) |
Status |
UCI ProTeam |
Bicycles |
Orbea |
Key personnel |
General manager |
Miguel Madariaga |
Team name history |
2005–
ProTour
2001–2004
Div. I
1998–2000
1995–1997
1994 |
Euskaltel-Euskadi
(EUS)
Euskaltel-Euskadi
(EUS)
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Equipo Euskadi
Euskadi-Petronor |
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Current season |
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Euskaltel-Euskadi (UCI Team Code: EUS) is a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either from Basque Country, or at least have grown up in the cycling culture of those regions.[1] Its sponsor is Euskaltel, a Basque telecom company. Euskatel-Euskadi is famous for its all-orange team kits, and it has been known to hand out orange Euskaltel t-shirts and Basque flags to fans when the Tour de France makes a swing into the Basque Country.
After a breakthrough 2003 Tour de France during which both Iban Mayo and Haimar Zubeldia finished in the top-10 of the general classification, with Mayo winning the Alpe d'Huez stage, Euskaltel-Euskadi was considered to be a strong contender for the 2004 Tour de France. Iban Mayo's commanding victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race (traditionally seen as one of the tests for Tour de France contenders), including defeating Lance Armstrong in the Mont Ventoux hill climb individual time trial stage, further fueled the hype. Unfortunately, Mayo was injured in a crash on a pavé section of an early stage of the Tour de France, and abandoned in the first Pyrénées stage. Zubeldia also failed to deliver in the same edition of Tour de France, to the chagrin of Basque fans lining the road. "I wish that our uniform was not so easy to spot," admitted directeur sportif Julian Gorospe.
In the 2005 season the team recruited Aitor González, who won the Tour de Suisse. They again failed to make an impression in the 2005 Tour de France.
Created in 1994, the team has participated in eight Tours de France with four stage wins, most recently in 2011. In 2006 the sporting director Julian Gorospe was replaced by Igor González de Galdeano, who became technical secretary, and the team budget is $7.8 million.
Results
Wins
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 1st Stage 1 GP Mitsubishi, Aitor Silloniz
- 1st Stage 4 GP Jornal de Noticias, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stage 1 GP du Midi-Libre, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Roberto Laiseka
- 2000
- GP Jornal de Noticias, Stage 1 – Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
- GP Jornal de Noticias, Stage 4 – Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
- GP Jornal de Noticias, General classification – Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
- Klasika Primavera – Unai Etxebarria
- Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 8 – Aitor Kintana Zarate
- Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 9 – Iker Flores
- Tour de l'Avenir, General classification – Iker Flores
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Prologue – Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
- Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 1 – Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
- Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 – José Alberto Martinez Trinidad
- Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 4b – Haimar Zubeldia
- Euskal Bizikleta, General classification – Haimar Zubeldia
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía, Mikel Artetxe
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 3 Setmana Catalana, Aitor Silloniz
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al País Vasco, Angel Castresana
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Rioja, Igor Flores
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Alberto López de Munain
- 1st Overall GP du Midi-Libre, Iban Mayo
- 1st Classique des Alpes, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 14 Tour de France, Roberto Laiseka
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, José Alberto Martínez
- 3rd Liège-Bastogne-Liège, David Etxebarria
2002
- 1st Trofeo Manacor, Igor Flores
- 1st Overall Critérium International, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stages 5a & 5b Vuelta al Pais Vasco, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 5 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Mikel Artetxe
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir, Aitor Silloniz
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, David Etxebarria
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne, Unai Etxebarria
2003
- 1st Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stages 1, 5a & 5b Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Rioja, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Lander Euba
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de France, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Gorka González
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir, Egoi Martínez
- 2nd Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Iban Mayo
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 3rd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
2004
- 1st Trofeo Calvia, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Overall Clásica de Alcobendas, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stages 1 & 2, Iban Mayo
- 1st Subida al Naranco, Iban Mayo
- 1st GP Llodio, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta, Roberto Laiseka
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4, Iban Mayo
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Iban Mayo
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya, Roberto Laiseka
2005
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas, David Herrero
- 1st GP Llodio, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 4b Euskal Bizikleta, David Herrero
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iñigo Landaluze
- 1st Overall Tour de Suisse, Aitor González
- 1st Stage 9, Aitor González
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España, Roberto Laiseka
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc, Samuel Sánchez
2006
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 4, Iban Mayo
- 1st Subida Urkiola, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 1st Züri Metzgete, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc, Igor Antón
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia, Samuel Sánchez
- 2nd Flèche Wallonne, Samuel Sánchez
2007
- 1st Trofeo Calvia, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al País Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stages 15, 19 & 20 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia, Samuel Sánchez
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 3rd Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
2008
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 2b Vuelta a Asturias, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Olympics Men's Road Race, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Tour de Vendée, Koldo Fernández
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse, Igor Antón
2009
- 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve, Koldo Fernández
- 1st GP Llodio, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Circuito de Getxo, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Subida Urkiola, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Koldo Fernández
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia, Samuel Sánchez
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
2010
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Klasika Primavera, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Pablo Urtasun
- 1st Stage 3b Vuelta a Asturias, Beñat Intxausti
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Romandie, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Rubén Pérez
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg, Gorka Izagirre
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Gorka Izagirre
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 1, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stages 2 & 5, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stages 4 & 11 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Mikel Nieve
- 1st Tour de Vendée, Koldo Fernández
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Beñat Intxausti
2011
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Mikel Nieve
- 1st Stage 12 Tour de France, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Mikel Landa
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 3rd Flèche Wallonne, Samuel Sánchez
Grand Tour results
Stage race results
Top 3 General Classification finishes
2012 roster
As of 1 January 2012.[2]
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Rider |
Date of birth |
Igor Antón (ESP) |
2 March 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 28) |
Mikel Astarloza (ESP) |
17 November 1979 (1979-11-17) (age 32) |
Jorge Azanza (ESP) |
16 June 1982 (1982-06-16) (age 29) |
Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
27 February 1990 (1990-02-27) (age 21) |
Victor Cabedo (ESP) |
15 June 1989 (1989-06-15) (age 22) |
Pierre Cazaux (FRA) |
7 June 1984 (1984-06-07) (age 27) |
Ricardo Garcia (ESP) |
26 February 1988 (1988-02-26) (age 23) |
Gorka Izagirre (ESP) |
7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 24) |
Ion Izagirre (ESP) |
4 February 1989 (1989-02-04) (age 23) |
Mikel Landa (ESP) |
13 December 1989 (1989-12-13) (age 22) |
Egoi Martínez (ESP) |
15 May 1978 (1978-05-15) (age 33) |
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