Markel Irizar

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Markel Irizar
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Irizar in 2011.
Personal information
Full nameMarkel Irizar Aranburu
Born (1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 (age 42)
Oñati, Basque Country, Spain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2004–2009Euskaltel–Euskadi
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2019RadioShack–Nissan[1][2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Irizar and the second or maternal family name is Aranburu.

Markel Irizar Aranburu (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi, Team RadioShack and Trek–Segafredo teams.[3]

Born in Oñati, Basque Country, Irizar currently resides in Arrasate, Basque Country, Spain.[4] Irizar was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer in 2002.[4][5][6]

In February 2019, Irizar announced his plans to retire from the peloton after the 2019 Clásica de San Sebastián, in early August.[3]

Major results[]

2010
5th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Stage 4
5th Chrono des Nations
2011
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
10th Chrono des Nations
2012
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2017
Jersey green number.svg Combativity award Stage 2 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 90 68 74 — — — — — — — — — 134 136
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — — — 83 — 103 63 93 120 135 — —
gold jersey Vuelta a España DNF 94 — — 114 — 96 93 86 — 89 DNF 119 130 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[]

  1. ^ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Irizar to end pro career after Clasica San Sebastian". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Irizar at Trek Factory Racing". Trek–Segafredo. Deinze, Flanders: Trek Bicycle Corporation. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Irizar celebrates 10 years clear from cancer". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ^ Bjorn Haake (21 February 2011). "Ruta del Sol: Hivert wins second stage, RadioShack's Irizar takes control of the overall". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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