Markel Irizar
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Markel Irizar Aranburu |
| Born | February 5, 1980  Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | RadioShack-Nissan-Trek |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2009 2010–2011 2012– |
Euskaltel-Euskadi Team RadioShack RadioShack-Nissan-Trek |
| Infobox last updated on 17 January 2012 |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Irizar and the second or maternal family name is Aranburu.
Markel Irizar Aranburu (born February 5, 1980 in Oñati, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team RadioShack-Nissan-Trek.[1] Like team founder Lance Armstrong, Irizar is a testicular cancer survivor.
[edit] Palmares
- 2002
- 1 stage – Bidasoa Itzulia
- 2008 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2nd Prologue – Paris–Nice
- 2009 – Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Leader, Mountain Classification, stage 3 2009 Tour Down Under
- 2010 – Team Radio Shack
- 1 stage and Leader, stage 4 2010 Tour du Poitou-Chartes[2]
- 2011 – Team Radio Shack
- Overall Classification, 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía(Ruta Ciclista del Sol).
[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.
- ^ Irizar Takes First Win Since Recovery from Cancer Team Radio Shack website
[edit] External links
- Profile at Euskaltel-Euskadi official website (Spanish)
- Markel Irizar at Trap-Friis.dk
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