Gorka Izagirre
Gorka Izagirre at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
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Full name | Gorka Izagirre Insausti |
Date of birth | October 7, 1987 |
nation | Spain |
discipline | Road / cross-country |
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Current team | Astana |
function | driver |
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Last updated: February 17, 2019 |
Gorka Izagirre Insausti , also Gorka Izaguirre , (born October 7, 1987 in Ormaiztegi ) is a Spanish cyclist . He is the older brother of cyclist Ion Izagirre .
Athletic career
Gorka Izagirre began his cycling career as a cross-country rider ; so he was 2003 Spanish youth champion in this discipline.
For the 2010 season Izagirre received a contract with the UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi . At the Tour of Luxembourg he achieved his first international victory when he won the final stage, then he won the Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia . In 2012 and 2014 he won the Prueba again.
2014 won the Movistar team with Izagirre the team time trial of the Vuelta a España . In 2017 he decided on the Klasika Primavera and celebrated his greatest success to date when he won the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia .
successes
Street
- 2010
- 2012
- 2014
- 2017
- Klasika Primavera
- a stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 2018
- 2019
- Overall ranking Tour La Provence
- Team time trial Vuelta a España
- 2020
Cyclocross
- 2002/03
- 2019/20
- Abadiñoko udala saria
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | 83 | - | - | 28 | - | - |
Tour de France | 64 | 39 | DNF | - | 32 | DNF | - | 24 | 42 |
Vuelta a España | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | 29 | 53 |
Teams
- 2009 Contentpolis-AMPO
- 2010 Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2011 Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2012 Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2013 Euskaltel Euskadi
- 2014 Movistar team
- 2015 Movistar team
- 2016 Movistar team
- 2017 Movistar team
- 2018 Bahrain-Merida
- 2019 Astana Pro Team
- 2020 Astana Pro Team
Web links
- Gorka Izagirre in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Gorka Izagirre in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Izagirre, Gorka |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Izagirre Insausti, Gorka |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ormaiztegi |