Euskadi_(Continental_cycling_team)

Euskadi (Continental cycling team)

Euskadi (Continental cycling team)

Spanish cycling team


Euskadi (UCI team code: ORB) was a Spanish cycling team based in the Basque Country that existed from 2005 to 2014.[1][2][3] It was one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.

Quick Facts Team information, UCI code ...

The team functioned as the development team of the original Euskaltel–Euskadi and the unofficial "national" squad of the Basque region. Orbea's team manager Álvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the last manager of Euskaltel. The team focused primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually made the transfer to Euskaltel–Euskadi.

Sponsorship

The main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.

Major wins

2005
Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir, Jesús Del Nero
2006
Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Josu Agirre
Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Aaron Villegas
Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Vidal Celis
2007
Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Xabat Otxotorena
Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Ivan Melero
2008
Stage 1a Vuelta a Navarra, Team Time Trial
2009
Subida al Naranco, Romain Sicard
Stage 3 Tour du Haut Anjou, Jonathan Castroviejo
Prologue Ronde de l'Isard, Jonathan Castroviejo
Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Romain Sicard
2010
2011
Stage 1 GP Costa Azul, Jon Aberasturi
Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Victor Cabedo
Stage 2 Cinturo de l'Emporda, Ricardo García
2013
Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Carlos Barbero
Overall Tour de Gironde, Jon Larrinaga
Stage 2, Jon Larrinaga
Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Jon Larrinaga
2014
Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Carlos Barbero
Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Team time trial
Circuito de Getxo, Carlos Barbero

2013 team

As of 23 January 2013.[4]

More information Rider, Date of birth ...

See also


References

  1. "Orbea (2005)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. "Orbea Continental (2012)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "Euskadi (2013)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Euskadi_(Continental_cycling_team), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.