Euskadi (Continental cycling team)
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Registered |  Spain |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental Tour |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Alvaro González de Galdeano |
| Team name history | |
| 1932–1936 1948 1963 1964 1970–1973 1980 1981–1984 1985 1985–1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994–1995 2003 2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2012 2013– |
Orbea Orbea Orbea Espumosos-Orbea Orbea-OAR Orbea Orbea-Danena (cyclocross team in 1983) Orbea-Gin MG Seat-Orbea Caja Rural-Orbea Orbea-Alimentos de España Orbea Orbea-Gin MG-Seat Orbea Orbea-Etxe-Ondo (Japanese team) Team Orbea (MTB) Orbea Orbea-Oreka SDA Orbea Euskadi |
Euskadi is a Spanish cycling team based in Basque Country. It is one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.
The team functions as the development team of Euskaltel-Euskadi, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea's team manager Alvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the current manager of Euskaltel. Orbea focuses primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually make the transfer to the "orange squad".
Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.
Major wins
- Mountains classification Vuelta a España 1984 – Felipe Yanez de la Torre
- Vuelta a España 1985 – Pedro Delgado
- Tour of the Basque Country 1985 – Pello Ruiz Cabestany
Major results
- 2005
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir, Jesús Del Nero
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Josu Agirre
- 1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Aaron Villegas
- 1st Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Vidal Celis
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Xabat Otxotorena
- 1st Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Ivan Melero
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1a Vuelta a Navarra, Team Time Trial
- 2009
- 1st Subida al Naranco, Romain Sicard
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Haut Anjou, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Prologue Ronde de l'Isard, Jonathan Castroviejo
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Romain Sicard
- 2010
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 GP Costa Azul, Jon Aberasturi
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Victor Cabedo
- 1st Stage 2 Cinturo de l'Emporda, Ricardo García
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Carlos Barbero
- 1st Overall Tour de Gironde, Jon Larrinaga
- 1st Stage 2, Jon Larrinaga
- 1st Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Jon Larrinaga
- 2014
- 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Carlos Barbero
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Team time trial
2013 team
As of 23 January 2013.[1]
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