Euskadi (Continental cycling team)
Team information | |
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UCI code | ORB |
Registered | Spain |
Founded | 2005 |
Discipline(s) | 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 former 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[]
- 2005
- Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir, Jesús Del Nero
- 2006
- Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Josu Agirre
- Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta,
- Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Vidal Celis
- 2007
- Stage 2 Circuito Montañés,
- Stage 7 Circuito Montañés,
- 2008
- Stage 1a Vuelta a Navarra, Team Time Trial
- 2009
- Subida al Naranco, Romain Sicard
- Stage 3 , Jonathan Castroviejo
- Prologue Ronde de l'Isard, Jonathan Castroviejo
- Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Romain Sicard
- 2010
- 2011
- Stage 1 GP Costa Azul, Jon Aberasturi
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Victor Cabedo
- Stage 2 Cinturo de l'Emporda, Ricardo García
- 2013
- Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Carlos Barbero
- Overall Tour de Gironde, Jon Larrinaga
- Stage 2, Jon Larrinaga
- Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Jon Larrinaga
- 2014
- Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Carlos Barbero
- Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Team time trial
- Circuito de Getxo, Carlos Barbero
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.
Categories:
- Cycling teams based in Spain
- UCI Continental Teams (Europe)
- Cycling teams established in 1932
- 1932 establishments in Spain
- Cycle racing in the Basque Country (autonomous community)