Gorka Izagirre

Gorka Izagirre

Izagirre at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full name Gorka Izagirre Insausti
Born (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987
Ormaiztegi, Basque country
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Team information
Current team Movistar Team
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2009 Contentpolis-Ampo
2010–2013 Euskaltel–Euskadi[1]
2014– Movistar Team
Major wins

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2014)
Infobox last updated on
14 September 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Izagirre and the second or maternal family name is Insausti.

Gorka Izagirre Insausti (born 7 October 1987) is a professional cyclist, who rides for the UCI ProTeam, Movistar Team.[2] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Jon Izagirre.[3]

Both brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season.[2]

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 83
Yellow jersey Tour 66 39 WD 32 WD
red jersey Vuelta 37

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

  1. "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports, S.L. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. "Spanish sensations confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under". Tour Down Under. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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