Beñat Intxausti
 Intxausti at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga |
| Born |
20 March 1986 Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Mateos |
| 2008–2009 | Saunier Duval-Scott |
| 2010 | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 2011– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 4 May 2014 | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Intxausti and the second or maternal family name is Elorriaga.
Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (born 20 March 1986 in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Movistar Team.[1]
Career
In 2012, he won the Vuelta a Asturias and finished 10th overall in the Vuelta a España despite working for his team leader, Alejandro Valverde. In 2013, Intxausti won stage 16 in the Giro d'Italia after being part of a breakaway and later finished 8th overall. He also had the leaders' jersey for one day. In the Tour of Beijing, Intxausti won the only mountain stage and claimed the general classification victory.[2]
Palmares
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Salamanca
- 2006
- 1s Memorial Avelino Camacho
- 2nd Overall Bidasoa Itzulia
- 1st Stage 3
- 2009
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2010
- 1st Stage 3b (ITT) Vuelta a Asturias
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2011
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2012
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Points classification
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Tour of Beijing
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Klasika Primavera
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 16
- 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2014
- 3rd Overall, Tour de Pologne[3]
- 6th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 10th Klasika Primavera
- 2015
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León[4]
- 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Andalucía[5]
- 6th Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'es Colomer[6]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | 38 | 8 |
 Tour |
— | — | WD | — | — |
| Vuelta |
60 | WD | 86 | 10 | 87 |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (30 December 2011). "Juan Jose Cobo signs two year contract with Movistar team". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Farrand (15 October 2013). "Tour of Beijing: Intxausti wins overall". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Tour of Poland: Rafal Majka secures home victory following final time trial". skysports.com. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Castilla y Leon: Rolland secures overall title". cyclingnews.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Andalucia: Lobato scorches to victory on final stage". cyclingnews.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Mallorca Challenge: Cummings wins on Mirador d'Es Colomer". cyclingnews.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Beñat Intxausti at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Beñat Intxausti profile at Cycling Archives