Iker Flores
Iker Flores Galarza (born July 28, 1976 in Urdiain ) is a former Spanish cyclist .
Iker Flores began his professional career in 1999 with the Basque cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi , with which he stayed until 2006. At the Tour de l'Avenir , he won a stage in 2000 and also won the overall standings. A year later he took part in the Tour de France for the first time , but did not finish it. In 2004 he drove his best tour to date with 60th place in the overall ranking. He also finished second behind Filippo Pozzato on the seventh stage . At the following Tour de France in 2005 , he came back to Paris, but this time, like his brother Igor, he finished last in the overall ranking in 2002. In 2006 he competed in the Giro d'Italia and finished in 35th place.
After the local government of the Canary Islands announced at the end of 2007 that they would no longer sponsor the Fuerteventura-Canarias team from Flores, he announced that he would end his professional career.
successes
- 2000
- one stage and overall ranking Tour de l'Avenir
- 2001
- Mountain classification Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 2007
- Scoring of the Basque Country Tour
Teams
- 1999-2006 Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2007 Fuerteventura Canarias
Web links
- Iker Flores in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Iker Flores in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flores, Iker |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flores Galarza, Iker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Urdiain , Spain |