Haimar Zubeldia
.jpg) Zubeldia signing in for stage 8 at the 2007 Tour de France |
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| Full name | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre | ||
| Born | April 1, 1977  Spain |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
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| Current team | RadioShack-Nissan-Trek | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1998–2008 2009 2010–2011 2012– |
Euskaltel-Euskadi Astana Team RadioShack RadioShack-Nissan-Trek |
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| Infobox last updated on 17 January 2012 |
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Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born April 1, 1977 in Usurbil, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rides for RadioShack-Nissan-Trek on the UCI ProTour.[1]
Zubeldia turned professional in 1998. He is a consistent rider on the UCI ProTour especially in the Grand Tours and stage races. His team considers him as a strong climber and time-trialist.[2]
First success was in 2000, when he finished 2nd in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in overall classification and winning the Young Rider competition. He finished 4th in the same race in 2002.
In the Tour de France, Zubeldia's highest overall placing is 5th in 2003 and again in 2007. In the 2003 Tour, he had some great finishes against Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich in the mountains and time-trial. After this strong performance he backed it up with a 15th and 8th in the Tour de France in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Zubeldia has also performed very well in the Vuelta a España finishing 10th twice in 2000 and 2002.
Despite the high placings, Zubeldia did not win races in that period; after his win in 2000 in the Bicicleta Vasca, it took him 10 years to win again, until he won the Tour de l'Ain in 2010.[3]
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[edit] Tour de France Participations
[edit] Major Results
- 2000 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 1st
Overall – Euskal Bizikleta - 2nd Overall – Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st
Youth Classification
- 1st
- 10th Overall – Vuelta a España
- 2001 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 7th Overall – Volta a Catalunya
- 2002 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 4th Overall – Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1st Youth Classification
- 1st
- 10th Overall – Vuelta a España
- 2003 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 5th Overall – Tour de France
- 3rd Overall – Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
- 2004 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 3rd Overall – Vuelta Asturias
- 5th Overall – Euskal Bizikleta
- 2005 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 7th – Clásica de San Sebastián
- 15th Overall – Tour de France
- 2006 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 8th Overall – Tour de France
- 8th Overall – Euskal Bizikleta
- 10th Overall – Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2007 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 5th Overall – Tour de France
- 2008 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 9th – Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2009 – Astana
- 1st – Stage 4 Tour de France
- 3rd Overall – Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall – Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2010 – Team Radioshack
- 1st Overall – Tour de l'Ain
- 1st – Prologue
- 4th – Clásica de San Sebastián
- 4th – Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2011
- 8th Overall – Vuelta a Andalucía
- 16th Overall – Tour de France
[edit] References
- ^ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). 5 December 2011. http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/12/news/radioshack-nissan-trek-announces-lineup-for-2012_199256. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Haimar Zubeldia Bio". Team Radioshack. Livestrong. http://www.livestrong.com/teamradioshack/riders_HaimarZubeldia/.
- ^ "Haimar Zubeldia wins 2010 Tour de l’Ain by a hair". Velonews. Competitor. 15 August 2010. http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/news/haimar-zubeldia-wins-tour-de-lain-by-a-hair_134588. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- Haimar Zubeldia profile at Cycling Archives
