Euskaltel-Euskadi

Euskaltel-Euskadi
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
Current season

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.

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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
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

Top 10 general classification finishes

Tour de France
2003
5th – Haimar Zubeldia
6th – Iban Mayo
2006
9th – Haimar Zubeldia
2007
5th – Haimar Zubeldia
9th – Mikel Astarloza
2008
6th – Samuel Sánchez
2010
4th – Samuel Sánchez
2011
6th – Samuel Sánchez






Vuelta a España
2000
6th – Roberto Laiseka
10th – Haimar Zubeldia
2002
5th – Iban Mayo
2005
10th – Samuel Sánchez
2006
7th – Samuel Sánchez
2007
3rd – Samuel Sánchez
8th – Igor Antón
2008
9th – Egoi Martínez
2009
2nd – Samuel Sánchez

Stage race results

Top 3 General Classification finishes

Vuelta al País Vasco
2004
2nd – Iban Mayo
3rd – David Etxebarria
2007
3rd – Samuel Sánchez
2009
3rd – Samuel Sánchez
Volta a Catalunya
2004
3rd – Roberto Laiseka
Euskal Bizikleta
2004
2nd – Roberto Laiseka
3rd – Samuel Sánchez
2005
3rd – Aketza Peña
2006
2nd – David Herrero
2008
2nd – Igor Antón
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2004
1stIban Mayo
2005
1stIñigo Landaluze
Tour de Suisse
2005
1stAitor Gonzalez
2008
3rd – Igor Antón

2012 roster

As of 1 January 2012.[2]

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)
Rider Date of birth
 Miguel Minguez (ESP) 30 August 1988 (1988-08-30) (age 23)
 Mikel Nieve (ESP) 26 May 1984 (1984-05-26) (age 27)
 Juan José Oroz (ESP) 7 November 1980 (1980-11-07) (age 31)
 Alan Pérez (ESP) 15 July 1982 (1982-07-15) (age 29)
 Rubén Pérez (ESP) 30 October 1981 (1981-10-30) (age 30)
 Adrián Sáez (ESP) 17 March 1986 (1986-03-17) (age 25)
 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 5 February 1978 (1978-02-05) (age 34)
 Romain Sicard (FRA) 1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 24)
 Amets Txurruka (ESP) 10 November 1982 (1982-11-10) (age 29)
 Pablo Urtasun (ESP) 29 March 1980 (1980-03-29) (age 31)
 Iván Velasco (ESP) 8 February 1980 (1980-02-08) (age 32)
 Gorka Verdugo (ESP) 4 November 1978 (1978-11-04) (age 33)

Team equipment

See also

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