Egoi Martínez
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is de Esteban.
 Martínez at the 2008 Vuelta a España. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Egoi Martínez de Esteban |
| Born |
15 May 1978 Etxarri-Aranatz, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1999–2000 | Caja Rural |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2001–2005 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2006–2007 | Discovery Channel |
| 2008–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
Tour de l'Avenir (2003)
| |
Egoi Martínez de Esteban (born 15 May 1978 in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013.[2] In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France.
Martínez retired at the end of the 2013 season.[2]
Major achievements
- 2003 – Euskaltel–Euskadi
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2005 – Euskaltel–Euskadi
- 4th, Grand Prix Miguel Indurain
- 2006 – Discovery Channel
- 12th Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 11
- 1st
Mountains classification
Combative Award, Stage 4, Tour de France- 2008 – Euskaltel–Euskadi
- 1st, Mountains classification, Vuelta al País Vasco
- Combative Award, Stage 15, Tour de France
- 9th Overall, Vuelta a España
- Jersey Oro
Stage 9–12 - Jersey Bianca
Stage 2, 3 and 5
- Jersey Oro
- 2009 – Euskaltel–Euskadi
- 1st, Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st, Sprints classification, Vuelta al País Vasco
- 2nd, Klasika Primavera
- 2010 – Euskaltel–Euskadi
-
1st, Mountains classification, Criterium du Dauphiné
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
 Tour |
41 | 48 | 41 | 61 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 17 | — |
| Vuelta |
— | 45 | 12 | WD | 9 | 52 | WD | 55 | — | 30 |
WD = Withdrew
References
- ↑ "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Egoi Martinez faces retirement, says cycling has given far more to him than it has taken away". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Egoi Martínez. |
- Official website
- Egoi Martínez profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)
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