Euskadi (Continental cycling team)
Team information | |
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UCI code | ORB |
Registered | Spain |
Founded | 2005 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | UCI Continental Tour |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Álvaro González de Galdeano |
Team name history | |
2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 2012 2013–2014 |
Orbea Orbea-Oreka SDA Orbea Orbea Continental Euskadi |
Euskadi (UCI team code: ORB) is a Spanish cycling team based in Basque Country that existed from 2005 to 2014.[1][2][3] It was one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.
The team functioned as the development team of Euskaltel–Euskadi, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea's team manager Álvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the last manager of Euskaltel. The team focused primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually made the transfer to Euskaltel–Euskadi.
Sponsorship
Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.
Major wins
- Mountains classification Vuelta a España 1984 – Felipe Yanez de la Torre
- Vuelta a España 1985 – Pedro Delgado
- Tour of the Basque Country 1985 – Pello Ruiz Cabestany
Major results
- 2005
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir, Jesús Del Nero
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Josu Agirre
- 1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Aaron Villegas
- 1st Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Vidal Celis
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Xabat Otxotorena
- 1st Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Ivan Melero
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1a Vuelta a Navarra, Team Time Trial
- 2009
- 1st Subida al Naranco, Romain Sicard
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Haut Anjou, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Prologue Ronde de l'Isard, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Romain Sicard
- 2010
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 GP Costa Azul, Jon Aberasturi
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Victor Cabedo
- 1st Stage 2 Cinturo de l'Emporda, Ricardo García
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Carlos Barbero
- 1st Overall Tour de Gironde, Jon Larrinaga
- 1st Stage 2, Jon Larrinaga
- 1st Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Jon Larrinaga
- 2014
- 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Carlos Barbero
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Team time trial
2013 team
As of 23 January 2013.[4]
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See also
References
- ↑ "Orbea (2005)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Orbea Continental (2012)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Euskadi (2013)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Euskadi (ORB) - ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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