Igor Antón
 Antón at the 2008 Euskal Bizikleta. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Antón Hernández |
| Nickname | Fuji |
| Born |
2 March 1983 Galdakao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Dimension Data |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2002–2004 | Olarra-Consultec |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi[1] |
| 2014–2015 | Movistar Team |
| 2016– | Team Dimension Data |
| Major wins | |
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Giro d'Italia, 1 Stage Vuelta a España, 4 Stages Tour de Romandie, 2 Stages Tour de Suisse, 1 Stage | |
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Infobox last updated on 10 January 2016 | |
Igor Antón Hernández (born 2 March 1983) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team, Team Dimension Data.
Career
Born in Galdakao, Basque Country, Antón's first major achievement since turning professional in 2005, was winning the sixteenth stage of the 2006 Vuelta a España, between Almería and the Calar Alto Observatory.[2]
After impressing his team directors in 2007, where he won a stage at the Tour de Romandie, Antón was soon picked out to be the team leader for the general classification (GC) in the 2008 Vuelta a España where he ended up finishing 8th overall. The year started well, and in June he came second in the Euskal Bizikleta. Later in the same month, Antõn won the second stage in the UCI ProTour race Tour de Suisse. In the GC he came home third. In September at the Vuelta a España, Antón was in the best form of his career and held the pace of the likes of Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde up the mountains. A fall on the stage to Alto de L'Angliru ended his ambitions in the Vuelta. The fall caused a fractured collarbone, and Antón's season came to an early end.
The 2009 season started slowly for Antón. He started the Tour de France in July, but failed to make a great impression. The Tour was filled with bad luck for Antón as he had at least three falls during the start of the three-week race. However, Antón came out of the Tour in great form and took the season's only victory on 2 August, when he won the Subida a Urkiola.
In 2010, Anton proved to be a formidable rider in the Classics, taking 4th at La La Flèche Wallonne and 6th at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. In the Vuelta a España, Anton won Stage 4 and Stage 11 giving him the leader's jersey. However on Stage 14 whilst wearing the leader's jersey, Anton crashed heavily on a descent and he was forced to retire after the crash.
In 2011, Anton won two grand tour stages. He won Stage 14 in the Giro d'Italia and Stage 19 in the Vuelta a España which were both summit finishes.
In 2012, Anton build his whole season on the 2012 Vuelta a España. He ended up finishing 9th overall after an impressive race in the mountains.
Antón joined the Movistar Team for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel–Euskadi – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[3]
In May 2015, Antón renewed with victory after a four year drought. He won the mountainous first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias with fourteen seconds of an advantage over Amets Txurruka of Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[4] He would not let go of the lead on stage two, which was the last stage of the race. He finished with the lead group of five riders.[5]
Major results
- 2004
- 3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2006
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2007
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th GP Miguel Indurain
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Clásica a los Puertos
- 2009
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 2010
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 4 & 11
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2011
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2012
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 7th Overall Critérium International
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 2nd GP Miguel Indurain
- 6th Vuelta a Murcia
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2014
- 4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2015
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León[6]
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
83 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 37 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | WD | — | 66 | — | — | — | 23 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | 15 | 8 | WD | 33 | WD | 33 | 9 | 20 | — |
References
- ↑ "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Anton reaches heights of Calar Alto". Eurosport.com.
- ↑ "Igor Anton signs two-year deal with Movistar after folding of Euskaltel-Euskadi team". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Emil Axelgaard (2 May 2015). "Anton back to his winning ways in Asturias mountains". Cycling Quotes (CyclingQuotes.com 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Emil Axelgaard (3 May 2015). "Herrada and Anton make it a great day for Movistar in Asturias". Cycling Quotes (CyclingQuotes.com 2013). Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Castilla y Leon: Rolland secures overall title". cyclingnews.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Igor Antón. |
- Official website
- Team Profile (in Spanish)
- Palmares on CyclingBase.com (French)
- Igor Antón profile at Cycling Archives