Julen Goikoetxea

Julen Goikoetxea Garate (18 August 1985 – 7 October 2006) was a Basque racing cyclist from Ondarroa.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Goikoetxea and the second or maternal family name is Garate.
Julen Goikoetxea
Personal information
Full nameJulen Goikoetxea Garate
Born(1985-06-09)9 June 1985
Ondarroa, Spain
Died7 October 2006(2006-10-07) (aged 21)
Ondarroa, Spain

Goikoetxea started his international career in 2004 as a member of the Alfus Tedes Garbialdi team. In his first two seasons he won five races.[1] UCI ProTour team Euskaltel–Euskadi acknowledged his talent and contracted him for the 2007 season.[2] Despite his success as a cyclist, he began to suffer from depression. He tried to kill himself several times before doctors took care of his health.[2] As a result, he did not cycle any races since May 2006. On 7 October 2006 he committed suicide by jumping off his balcony.[2]

Major results
2004
1st Bergara
2005
1st Ereño
1st Antzuola
1st Elgoibar
1st Zegama

References
  1. profile at ciclismoenred.com Ciclismoenred profile Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, ciclismoenred.com (in Spanish)
  2. Julen Goikoetxea at Cycling Archives
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