José Luis Arrieta
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arrieta and the second or maternal family name is Lujambio.
 Arrieta at the 2008 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Arrieta Lujambio |
| Born |
June 15, 1971 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Sporting director |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1993–2005 | Banesto |
| 2006–2010 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| Managerial team(s) | |
| 2011– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
|
Infobox last updated on December 24, 2007 | |
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (born 15 June 1971, in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He is now a sporting director for Movistar Team, the same franchise for which he rode earlier in his career when it was known as Banesto.
Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Indurain. L'Équipe said of him:
"He no longer counts the hours, the years, spent with his nose in the wind trying to protect his leader for as long as possible."[1]
Arrieta said:
| “ | When you have the chance to start your career in so big a team and at the side of a champion as great as Indurain, you grow in the service of sacrifice. I don't complain. To the contrary, I had the chance to live some wonderful moments. When Indurain won, or another rider for whom we had decided to work, it was a victory for all the team men as well."[1] | ” |
Major achievements
- 1993 – Banesto
- First year as a professional
- 1994 – Banesto
- 1997 – Banesto
- 1998 – Banesto
- 2000 – Banesto
- 2001 – iBanesto.com
- 2002 – iBanesto.com
- 1st, Metas Volantes Classification, Grande Premio M.R. Cortez/Mitsubishi (2.3)
- 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta Asturias (2.3)
- 2003 – iBanesto.com
- 2004 – Illes Balears-Banesto
- 2005 – Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
- 2006 – AG2R Prévoyance
- 1st, Stage 19, 2006 Vuelta a España
References
- Profile at AG2R Prévoyance website
- José Luis Arrieta at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)
- L'Equipe rider profile
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