Euskaltel–Euskadi
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | EUS | |
| Registered | Spain | |
| Founded | 1994 | |
| Disbanded | 2013 | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles | Orbea | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| Team manager(s) |
2009: Josu Larrazabal 2014: Miguel Madariaga | |
| Team name history | ||
| 1994 1995–1997 1998–2013 |
Euskadi-Petronor Equipo Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
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Euskaltel–Euskadi (UCI Team Code: EUS) was a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain, Europe. The team was commercially sponsored, but was also partly funded by the Basque Government until the end of 2013, with riders either from the Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Cantabria and the French Basque Country, or who had grown up in the cycling culture of those regions:[1] This policy was abandoned to enable retention of World Tour status. Its sponsor was Euskaltel, a Basque telecom company. Euskaltel–Euskadi was famous for its all-orange team kits. Whenever the Tour de France passed through the Basque Country many spectators lined the route dressed in the team's orange or the colours of the Basque flag. The Euskaltel team also has a second team inside the "Fundacion Euskadi", this team rode in a continental category, the name of the team was Orbea. This team was created with the aim of forming the young cyclist before going to the Euskaltel–Euskadi.
History
Euskadi was established in 1994, and has been recognizable among the peloton for their bright orange kit. After a 2003 Tour de France breakthrough success during which both Iban Mayo and Haimar Zubeldia finished in the top-10 of the general classification, with Mayo winning the prized Alpe d'Huez stage. Euskaltel–Euskadi was considered to be a strong contender for the 2004 Tour de France as well. Iban Mayo's commanding victory in the 2004 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race (traditionally seen as one of the tests for Tour de France contenders), including defeating Lance Armstrong in the Mont Ventoux hill climb individual time trial stage, further fueled the hype. Unfortunately, Mayo was injured in a crash on a pavé section of an early stage of the Tour de France, and abandoned in the first Pyrénées stage. Zubeldia also failed to deliver in the 2004 Tour de France, to the chagrin of Basque fans lining the road. "I wish that our uniform was not so easy to spot," admitted directeur sportif Julián Gorospe.
In the 2005 season the team recruited Aitor González, who won the Tour de Suisse. They again failed to make an impression in the 2005 Tour de France. In 2006 the sporting director Julián Gorospe was replaced by Igor González de Galdeano, who became technical secretary. Euskaltel–Euskadi ranked 13th in the UCI World Tour rankings among 18 teams, but only the top 15 teams automatically qualify for the World Tour for the following year (source?). The other teams qualify based on a variety of criteria, including team points and a dedication to clean racing, but the most important are points earned by individual riders.
Under points pressure, Euskaltel confirmed in 2012 that it would break with its long standing policy of signing a majority of Basque riders and would employ riders of other countries to assure its UCI World Tour standing. This has had knock on effects for the make up of other traditionally Basque teams such as Orbea and Caja Rural. For example, in the 2013 season Euskaltel's Amets Txurruka and Iván Velasco moved to Caja Rural.[2]
The withdrawal of sponsorship via government funds prompted the team to announce it would be unable to continue after the 2013 season. In September 2013 Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso expressed a wish to ensure the team's survival by buying their UCI World Tour license[3] but reached no agreement with the team.[4]
Final team roster
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Major results
Wins
- 1995
- 1st Stages 4 & 8 Volta ao Algarve, Asier Guenetxea Sarain
- 1996
- 1st Memorial Manuel Galera, Iñaki Ayarzagüena Urkidi
- 1st Txitxarro Igoera, Iñaki Ayarzagüena Urkidi
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Álvaro González de Galdeano
- 1st
Spain Time Trial Championship, Iñigo González de Heredia
- 1997
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Igor González de Galdeano
- 1998
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir, Txema Del Olmo Zendegi
- 1st Stages 7 & 12 Volta a Portugal, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Clasica de Sabiñanigo, Igor González de Galdeano
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Galicia, Igor González de Galdeano
- 1999
- 1st Stage 1 GP Mitsubishi, Aitor Silloniz
- 1st Stage 4 GP Jornal de Noticias, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stage 1 GP du Midi-Libre, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Roberto Laiseka
- 2000
- 1st Overall, GP Jornal de Noticias, Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 GP Jornal de Noticias, Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
- 1st Klasika Primavera, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir, Iker Flores
- 1st Stage 8, Aitor Kintana Zarate
- 1st Stage 9, Iker Flores
- 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Haimar Zubeldia
- 1st Stage 4b, Haimar Zubeldia
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía, Mikel Artetxe
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Aitor Silloniz
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Angel Castresana
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a La Rioja, Igor Flores
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Alberto López de Munain
- 1st Overall GP du Midi-Libre, Iban Mayo
- 1st Classique des Alpes, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 14 Tour de France, Roberto Laiseka
- 2002
- 1st Trofeo Manacor, Igor Flores
- 1st Overall Critérium International, José Alberto Martínez
- 1st Stages 5a & 5b Tour of the Basque Country, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 5 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Mikel Artetxe
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir, Aitor Silloniz
- 2003
- 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stages 1, 5a & 5b Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a La Rioja, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, David Etxebarria
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Lander Euba
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de France, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Gorka González
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir, Egoi Martínez
- 2004
- 1st Trofeo Calvia, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Overall Clásica de Alcobendas, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stages 1 & 2, Iban Mayo
- 1st Subida al Naranco, Iban Mayo
- 1st GP Llodio, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta, Roberto Laiseka
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4, Iban Mayo
- 2005
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas, David Herrero
- 1st GP Llodio, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 4b Euskal Bizikleta, David Herrero
- 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iñigo Landaluze
- 1st Overall Tour de Suisse, Aitor González
- 1st Stage 9, Aitor González
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España, Roberto Laiseka
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc, Samuel Sánchez
- 2006
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 Tour of the Basque Country, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta, David Herrero
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 4, Iban Mayo
- 1st Subida a Urkiola, Iban Mayo
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 1st Züri-Metzgete, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Escalada a Montjuïc, Igor Antón
- 2007
- 1st Trofeo Calvia, Unai Etxebarria
- 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of the Basque Country, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stages 15, 19 & 20 Vuelta a España, Samuel Sánchez
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 2b Vuelta a Asturias, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Koldo Fernández
- 1st
Olympics Men's Road Race, Samuel Sánchez - 1st Tour de Vendée, Koldo Fernández
- 2009
- 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve, Koldo Fernández
- 1st GP Llodio, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Circuito de Getxo, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Subida a Urkiola, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Koldo Fernández
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Klasika Primavera, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Pablo Urtasun
- 1st Stage 3b Vuelta a Asturias, Beñat Intxausti
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Romandie, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 1 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Rubén Pérez
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg, Gorka Izagirre
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Gorka Izagirre
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 1, Koldo Fernández
- 1st Stages 2 & 5, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stages 4 & 11 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España, Mikel Nieve
- 1st Tour de Vendée, Koldo Fernández
- 2011
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Prologue Tour de Romandie, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia, Igor Antón
- 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Mikel Nieve
- 1st Stage 12 Tour de France, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Mikel Landa
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Igor Antón
- 2012
- 1st Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Basque Country, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stages 3 & 6 (ITT), Samuel Sánchez
- 1st Stage 2b (ITT) Vuelta a Asturias, Jon Izagirre
- 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia, Jon Izagirre
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Gorka Izagirre
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain, Pablo Urtasun
- 2013
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Pablo Urtasun
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Juan José Lobato
- 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Samuel Sánchez
- 1st
Greece Time Trial Championships, Ioannis Tamouridis - 1st Greece Road Race Championships, Ioannis Tamouridis
- 1st Circuito de Getxo, Juan José Lobato
Grand Tour results
Top 10 general classification finishes
- Tour de France
- 2003
- 5th – Haimar Zubeldia
- 6th – Iban Mayo
- 2006
- 9th – Haimar Zubeldia
- 2007
- 5th – Haimar Zubeldia
- 9th – Mikel Astarloza
- 2008
- 6th – Samuel Sánchez
- 2010
- 3rd – Samuel Sánchez
- 2011
- 6th – Samuel Sánchez
- Vuelta a España
- 2000
- 6th – Roberto Laiseka
- 10th – Haimar Zubeldia
- 2002
- 5th – Iban Mayo
- 2005
- 10th – Samuel Sánchez
- 2006
- 7th – Samuel Sánchez
- 2007
- 3rd – Samuel Sánchez
- 8th – Igor Antón
- 2008
- 9th – Egoi Martínez
- 2009
- 2nd – Samuel Sánchez
Stage race results
Top 3 General Classification finishes
- Tour of the Basque Country
- 2004
- 2nd – Iban Mayo
- 3rd – David Etxebarria
- 2007
- 3rd – Samuel Sánchez
- 2009
- 3rd – Samuel Sánchez
- 2012
- 1st – Samuel Sánchez
- Volta a Catalunya
- 2004
- 3rd – Roberto Laiseka
- Euskal Bizikleta
- 2004
- 2nd – Roberto Laiseka
- 3rd – Samuel Sánchez
- 2005
- 3rd – Aketza Peña
- 2006
- 2nd – David Herrero
- 2008
- 2nd – Igor Antón
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2004
- 1st – Iban Mayo
- 2005
- 1st – Iñigo Landaluze
- Tour de Suisse
- 2005
- 1st – Aitor González
- 2008
- 3rd – Igor Antón
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.fundacioneuskadi.com/pag/ca_fundacion_creacion.asp?cod=1&ocultar=1&ocultarp=1 Foundation as described on the website of the FEC
- ↑ "Euskaltel-Euskadi denies ‘deal for points’ with Oscar Freire". Velonews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel. "Fernando Alonso buys Euskaltel's WorldTour licence". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ Phillips, Braden. "Alonso's purchase of Euskaltel-Euskadi team collapses". Reuters UK. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Serebryakov returns positive out of competition test". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Chaoufi released by Euskaltel Euskadi". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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