Iker Flores

Iker Flores
Personal information
Full name Iker Flores Galarza
Born July 28, 1976 (1976-07-28) (age 35)
Galdakao, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 74 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team Fuerteventura-Canarias
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1999-2006
2007-		 Euskaltel-Euskadi
Fuerteventura-Canarias
Major wins
Tour de l'Avenir (2000)
Infobox last updated on
March 13, 2007

Iker Flores Galarza (born July 28, 1976 in Galdakao, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who in 2007 will race for the new Fuerteventura-Canarias team. Flores turned professional with Euskaltel-Euskadi in 1999, and took the overall victory at the Tour de l'Avenir, along with one stage, in 2000.[1] However, since then, Flores has not added any professional victories, and finished the 2005 Tour de France as Lanterne Rouge,[2] as did his brother Igor Flores in 2002. Flores is known for his attacking style of riding.[3]

Palmarès

2000
Tour de l'Avenir - 1st, overall; 1st, stage 9
2001
Circuit de la Sarthe - 1st, Mountains classification
2007
Vuelta al País Vasco - 1st, Points classification

References

  1. ^ "2000 Tour de l'Avenir Results". http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/aug00/avenir0010.shtml. Retrieved 2006-09-15. 
  2. ^ "2005 Tour de France Results". http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/tour05/?id=results/tour0521. Retrieved 2006-09-15. 
  3. ^ "2006 Giro d'Italia Preview". http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=9336. Retrieved 2006-09-15. 

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