Beñat Intxausti
.jpg) Intxausti at the 2015 Giro d'Italia | |
| 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 | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Mateos |
| 2008–2009 | Saunier Duval–Scott |
| 2010 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2011–2015 | Movistar Team |
| 2016– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 16 May 2015 | |
Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (born 20 March 1986 in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Team Sky.
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.[1]
After five seasons with Movistar, in September 2015 Team Sky announced that Intxausti would join them in 2016 on a two-year contract.[2]
Palmarès
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Salamanca
- 2006
- 1st Memorial Avelino Camacho
- 2nd Overall Bidasoa Itzulia
- 1st Stage 3
- 2007
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2008
- 8th Klasika Primavera
- 2009
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 3b (ITT)
- 5th GP Miguel Indurain
- 7th Trofeo Deia
- 10th Overall Critérium International
- 2011
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Circuito de Getxo
- 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
- Held
Pink Jersey after Stage 7
- 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2014
- 3rd Overall, Tour de Pologne[3]
- 6th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 10th Klasika Primavera
- 2015
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- Held
after Stages 8, 11–15
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León[4]
- 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Andalucía[5]
- 4th Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné[6]
- 6th Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'es Colomer[7]
- 2016
- 3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro |
— | — | — | 38 | 8 | — | 29 |
 Tour |
— | — | WD | — | — | 116 | - |
| Vuelta |
60 | WD | 86 | 10 | 87 | — | - |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ Stephen Farrand (15 October 2013). "Tour of Beijing: Intxausti wins overall". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ Windsor, Richard (25 September 2015). "Beñat Intxausti signs for Team Sky from Movistar". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Froome wins finale and overall title at Critérium du Dauphiné". cyclingnews.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mallorca Challenge: Cummings wins on Mirador d'Es Colomer". cyclingnews.com. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
External links
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