Markel Irizar

Markel Irizar
Personal information
Full name Markel Irizar Aranburu
Born (1980-02-05) 5 February 1980
Oñati, Basque Country, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team Trek–Segafredo
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-Rounder
Professional team(s)
2004–2009 Euskaltel–Euskadi
2010–2011 Team RadioShack
2012– RadioShack–Nissan[1]

Markel Irizar Aranburu (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Trek–Segafredo.[2][3] Born in Oñati, Basque Country, Irizar currently resides in Arrasate, Basque Country, Spain.[2] Irizar was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer in 2002.[2][4][5]

Career achievements

Major results

2010
5th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Stage 4
5th Chrono des Nations
2011
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
10th Chrono des Nations
2012
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2017
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
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 90 68 74 — — — — — — — — — 134
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. 1 2 3 "Irizar at Trek Factory Racing". Trek–Segafredo. Deinze, Flanders: Trek Bicycle Corporation. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Trek Factory Racing (TFR) – USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Irizar celebrates 10 years clear from cancer". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ 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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