Jon Izagirre
 Izagirre at the 2011 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jon Izagirre Insausti |
| Born |
4 February 1989 Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road and cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 2009 |
Seguros Bilbao Orbea (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010 2011–2013 2014– |
Orbea Euskaltel-Euskadi[1] Movistar Team |
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Infobox last updated on 3 January 2014 | |
Jon Izagirre Insausti[2] (born 4 February 1989) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who rides for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.[3] He is sometimes referred to as Ion Izagirre,[4] due to both Ion and Jon relating to the Basque language form for John.[5]
Born in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country, Izagirre comes from a family of professional cyclists, as both his father José Ramón and brother Gorka have competed professionally on the roads and in cyclo-cross. Having joined the Euskaltel-Euskadi team – alongside brother Gorka – from the 2011 season onwards,[6] Izagirre won his first professional races in the spring of 2012; he won the individual time trial at the Vuelta a Asturias in April,[7] before taking a victory during his Grand Tour début at the Giro d'Italia. During the sixteenth stage, Izagirre made a solo breakaway with 4 km (2.5 mi) remaining, before winning the stage by sixteen seconds from his nearest competitor.[8][9]
Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season.[3]
Palmarès
- 2006
- 3rd, National Junior Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2008
- 1st, Gipuzkoa Individual Time Trial
- 3rd, National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2009
- 1st, Basque Under-23 Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1st, Memorial Angel Mantecon
- 1st, Stage 4, Bizkaiko Bira
- 5th Overall, Bidasoa Itzulia
- 2011
- 4th, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2012
- 1st, Stage 2b (ITT), Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st, Stage 16, Giro d'Italia
- 3rd, Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 2013
- 2nd, National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Overall, Tour de Pologne
- 4th Overall, Tour Down Under
- 9th, Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
References
- ↑ "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Spain's Jon Izagirre wins maiden grand tour stage on day 16 as Joaquim Rodríguez retains lead". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "16ª etapa Giro de Italia: Ion Izagirre le da la primera victoria a Euskaltel Euskadi en el Giro 2012" [Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Ion Izagirre gives Euskaltel Euskadi its first victory in the Giro]. Euskaltel-Euskadi (in Spanish) (Fundación Euskadi). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Izenak & Abizenak: Basque names & surnames". nabasque.org. North American Basque Organizations. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Hood, Andrew (23 November 2010). "Euskaltel-Euskadi celebrates best season in team history". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Izagirre wins time trial in Piedras Blancas". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 29 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan (22 May 2012). "Izagirre triumphs in Giro stage 16 to Falzes". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (22 May 2012). "Jon Izagirre takes breakaway stage sixteen as the peloton sleeps". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 23 May 2012.
External links
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- Cycling Quotient profile