Mikel Artetxe
Mikel Artetxe Gezuraga (born September 24, 1976 in Larrabetzu ) is a former Spanish cyclist .
Mikel Artetxe began his cycling career as a cyclocross rider , in 1997 and 1998 he became Spanish champion (U23) in this discipline. In 1999 he received a contract with the Basque cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi . He celebrated his first success in road cycling in 2000 when he won two stages and the overall standings at the Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias . In 2001 he won a stage at the Ruta del Sol and the following year at the Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras . At his only Tour de France start in 2003 , he finished 80th overall. From 2006 onwards, Artetxe drove for the Spanish Professional Continental Team 3 Molinos Resort . In his first year there he won a stage at the Vuelta a Asturias , and in 2007 he ended his career at Fuerteventura-Canarias .
successes
- 2001
- a stage of the Ruta del Sol
- 2002
- 2006
- a stage Vuelta a Asturias
Teams
- 1999-2005 Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2006 3 Molinos Resort
- 2007 Fuerteventura Canarias
Web links
- Mikel Artetxe in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Mikel Artetxe in the Tour de France database(French / English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Artetxe, Mikel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Artetxe Gezuraga, Mikel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Larrabetzu |