Euskadi (Continental cycling team)

Orbea
Team information
Registered Spain
Founded 1932 (1932)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Continental Tour
Key personnel
General manager Alvaro González de Galdeano
Team name history
1932–1936
1948
1963
1964
1970–1973
1980
1981–1984
1985
1985–1986
1988
1990
1992
1993
1994–1995
2003
2004
2005–2006
2007–2008
2009–2012
2013–
Orbea
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Espumosos-Orbea
Orbea-OAR
Orbea
Orbea-Danena (cyclocross team in 1983)
Orbea-Gin MG
Seat-Orbea
Caja Rural-Orbea
Orbea-Alimentos de España
Orbea
Orbea-Gin MG-Seat
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Orbea-Etxe-Ondo (Japanese team)
Team Orbea (MTB)
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Orbea-Oreka SDA
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Euskadi

Euskadi is a Spanish cycling team based in Basque Country. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.

The team functions as the development team of Euskaltel-Euskadi, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea's team manager Alvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the current manager of Euskaltel. Orbea focuses primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually make the transfer to the "orange squad".

Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.

Major wins

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.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Mikel Aristi (ESP) (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
 Aritz Bagües (ESP) (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989
 Carlos Barbero (ESP) (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991
 Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Jon Larrinaga (ESP) (1990-11-20) 20 November 1990
 Igor Merino (ESP) (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
 Haritz Orbe (ESP) (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991
 Illart Zuazubiskar (ESP) (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990

See also

References

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