Euskaltel-Euskadi

Cycling team infobox
teamname=Euskaltel-Euskadi


code=EUS
base=ESP
founded=1994
disbanded=
manager=Miguel Madariga
techdirector=Igor González de Galdeano
discipline=Road
status=ProTour
season=2005-
"ProTour"
2001-2004
"Div. I"
1998-2000
1995-1997
1994
oldname=Euskaltel-Euskadi
"(EUS)"
Euskaltel-Euskadi
"(EUS)"
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Equipo Euskadi
Euskadi-Petronor
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Euskaltel-Euskadi ("UCI Team Code:" EUS) is a professional road bicycle racing team. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either Basque, or at least have grown up in the Basque cycling culture. Its sponsor is Euskaltel, a Basque telecom company. E-E is famous for its all-orange team kits, and it has been known to hand out orange Euskaltel t-shirts and Basque flags to fans when the Tour de France makes a swing into the Basque Country.

After a breakthrough 2003 Tour de France during which both Iban Mayo and Haimar Zubeldia finished in the top-10 of the general classification, with Mayo winning the Alpe d'Huez stage, Euskaltel-Euskadi was considered to be a strong contender for the 2004 Tour de France. Iban Mayo's commanding victory in the Dauphiné Libéré stage race (traditionally seen as one of the tests for Tour de France contenders), including defeating Lance Armstrong in the Mont Ventoux hill climb individual time trial stage, further fueled the hype. Unfortunately, Mayo was injured in a crash on a "pavé" section of an early stage of the Tour de France, and abandoned in the first Pyrénées stage. Zubeldia also failed to deliver in the same edition of Tour de France, to the chagrin of Basque fans lining the road. "I wish that our uniform was not so easy to spot," admitted directeur sportif Julian Gorospe.

In the 2005 season the team recruited Aitor González, who won the Tour de Suisse. They again failed to make an impression in the 2005 Tour de France.

Created in 1994, the team has participated in five Tours de France with two stage wins. In 2006 the sporting director Julian Gorospe was replaced by Igor González de Galdeano, who became technical secretary, and the team budget is $7.8 million.

Wins

1995

* Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 - Asier Guenetxea Sarain
* Volta ao Algarve, Stage 8 - Asier Guenetxea Sarain

1996

* Memorial Manuel Galera - Iñaki Ayarzagüena Urkidi
* Txitxarro Igoera - Iñaki Ayarzagüena Urkidi
* Vuelta Ciclista Asturias, Stage 4 - Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano
* Spanish National Time Trial Championship - Iñigo González de Heredia

1997

* Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Stage 4 - Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano

1998

* Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 8 - Txema Del Olmo Zendegi
* Volta a Portugal, Stage 7 - Unai Etxebarria
* Volta a Portugal, Stage 12 - Unai Etxebarria
* Clasica de Sabiñanigo - Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano
* Volta a Galicia, Stage 5 - Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano

1999

* GP du Midi-Libre - José Alberto Martinez Trinidad

2000

* GP Jornal de Noticias, Stage 1 - Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
* GP Jornal de Noticias, Stage 4 - Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
* GP Jornal de Noticias, General classification - Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
* Klasika Primavera - Unai Etxebarria
* Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 8 - Aitor Kintana Zarate
* Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 9 - Iker Flores
* Tour de l'Avenir, General classification - Iker Flores
* Dauphiné Libéré, Prologue - Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
* Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 1 - Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
* Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 - José Alberto Martinez Trinidad
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 4b - Haimar Zubeldia
* Euskal Bizikleta, General classification - Haimar Zubeldia

2001

* Ruta del Sol, Stage 5 - Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 4 - Angel Castresana del Val
* Vuelta Valenciana, Stage 3 - David Etxebarria
* Dauphiné Libéré, Stage 3 - Unai Etxebarria
* Dauphiné Libéré, Stage 6 - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta a la Rioja, Stage 4 - Igor Flores
* Tour de France, Stage 14 - Roberto Laiseka
* Clasica Alcobendas, Stage 2 - Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
* Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 5 - Alberto Lopez de Munain Ruiz de Gauna
* Classique des Alpes - Iban Mayo
* GP du Midi-Libre - Iban Mayo
* Setmana Catalana, Stage 3 - Aitor Silloniz Aresti

2002

* Troféu Joaquim Agostinho - GP de Ciclismo de Torres Vedras, Stage 5 - Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 4a - David Etxebarria
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 5a - David Etxebarria
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 5b - David Etxebarria
* Trofeo Manacor - Igor Flores
* Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Stage 1 - David Herrero
* Critérium International, General classification - José Alberto Martinez Trinidad
* Tour de l'Avenir, Stage 7 - Aitor Silloniz Aresti

2003

* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 1 - David Etxebarria
* Troféu Joaquim Agostinho - GP de Ciclismo de Torres Vedras, Stage 1 - Lander Euba Ziarrusta
* Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 - Gorka Gonzalez Larrañaga
* Vuelta a la Rioja, Stage 1 - David Herrero
* Tour de l'Avenir, General classification - Egoi Martínez
* Dauphiné Libéré, Prologue - Iban Mayo
* Dauphiné Libéré, Stage 4 (TT) - Iban Mayo
* Tour de France, Stage 8 (L'Alpe d'Huez) - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 1 - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 5a - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 5b - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta al País Vasco, General Classification - Iban Mayo

2004

* Trofeo Calvia - Unai Etxebarria
* Clasica Alcobendas, Stage 1 - Iban Mayo
* Clasica Alcobendas, Stage 2 - Iban Mayo
* Clasica Alcobendas, General classification - Iban Mayo
* Subida al Naranco - Iban Mayo
* GP Llodio - Unai Etxebarria
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 5 - Roberto Laiseka
* Vuelta Ciclista Asturias, General classification - Iban Mayo
* Dauphiné Libéré, Prologue Megève - Iban Mayo
* Dauphiné Libéré, Stage 4 (Bedoin-Mont Ventoux) TT - Iban Mayo
* Dauphiné Libéré, General classification (Briançon - La Toussuire) - Iban Mayo

2005

* Clasica Alcobendas, Stage 2 - David Herrero
* GP Llodio - David Herrero
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 4 (TT) - David Herrero
* Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 - Aitor Gonzalez
* Tour de Suisse, General classification - Aitor Gonzalez
* Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 - David Herrero
* Vuelta a España, Stage 11 - Roberto Laiseka
* Vuelta a España, Stage 13 - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta a España, Mountains classification - Roberto Laiseka
* Escalada a Montjuic - Samuel Sánchez

2006

* Paris-Nice, Points classification - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 2 & 3 - Samuel Sánchez (+ 4 days leader jersey)
* Dauphiné Libéré, Stage 6 (Briançon - La Toussuire) - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta a Burgos, General classification - Iban Mayo
* Subida a Urkiola - Iban Mayo
* Vuelta Ciclista Asturias, Stage 3 - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta a España, Stage 13 - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta a España, Stage 16 - Igor Antón
* Züri-Metzgete - Samuel Sánchez
* Escalada a Montjuic - Igor Antón

2007

* Trofeo Calvia - Unai Etxebarria
* Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 7) - Koldo Fernandez
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 6 (TT) - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta al País Vasco, Mountains classification - Aitor Hernandez
* Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 - Igor Antón
* Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 - Samuel Sánchez
* Vuelta a España, Stage 15, 19 & 20 (TT) - Samuel Sánchez

2008

* Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 5 - Koldo Fernandez
* Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Stage 5 - Koldo Fernandez
* Vuelta Ciclista Asturias, Stage 2b (TT) - Samuel Sánchez
* Euskal Bizikleta, Stage 2 - Koldo Fernandez
* Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 - Igor Antón (+4 days leader jersey)

Grand Tour results

Top 25 General Classification finishes;Giro d'Italia:2005
17th - Samuel Sánchez;Tour de France:2001
12th - Inigo Chaurreau
:2003
5th - Haimar Zubeldia
6th - Iban Mayo
18th - Roberto Laiseka
:2005
15th - Haimar Zubeldia
:2006
9th - Haimar Zubeldia
:2007
5th - Haimar Zubeldia
9th - Mikel Astarloza
23rd - Amets Txurruka:2008
7th - Samuel Sanchez
16th - Mikel Astarloza
;Vuelta a España:1999
14th - Inigo Chaurreau
16th - Txema Del Olmo
18th - Roberto Laiseka
:2000
10th - Roberto Laiseka
16th - Haimar Zubeldia
:2001
11th - Iban Mayo
12th - Roberto Laiseka
:2002
5th - Iban Mayo
11th - Haimar Zubeldia
:2003
18th - Iker Flores
:2004
15th - Samuel Sánchez
:2005
10th - Samuel Sánchez
21st - Roberto Laiseka
:2006
7th - Samuel Sánchez
15th - Igor Antón
:2007
3rd - Samuel Sánchez
8th - Igor Antón

tage race results

Top 10 General Classification finishes;Paris-Nice:20064th - Samuel Sánchez:20079th - Samuel Sánchez :20087th - Gorka Verdugo ;Vuelta al País Vasco:20042nd - Iban Mayo
3rd - David Etxebarria
8th - Samuel Sánchez:20066th- Samuel Sánchez:20073rd - Samuel Sánchez :20086th- Mikel Astarloza;Volta a Catalunya:20043rd - Roberto Laiseka
7th - Alberto López de Munain :20086th - Haimar Zubeldia
10th - Gorka Verdugo;Euskal Bizikleta:20042nd - Roberto Laiseka
3rd - Samuel Sánchez
5th - Haimar Zubeldia:20053rd - Aketza Peña
5th - Aitor Gonzalez:20062nd - David Herrero
8th - Haimar Zubeldia:20077thd - Samuel Sánchez :20082nd - Igor Antón;Dauphiné Libéré:2004"1st" - Iban Mayo
10th - Iñigo Landaluze:2005"1st" - Iñigo Landaluze:20077th- Mikel Astarloza:20085th- Haimar Zubeldia
7th- Mikel Astarloza;Tour de Suisse:2005"1st" - Aitor Gonzalez:20083rd - Igor Antón

2008 ProTeam

As of January 5, 2008. [cite web|title=Euskaltel - Euskadi (EUS) - ESP Riders |url=http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=NQ&RefDate=01.01.2008&MenuId=MTY5Ng&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY5Ng |accessdate=2008-01-05 |work=uciprotour.com |publisher=UCI] [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2008/teams2008/EUS.shtml |title=Euskaltel - Euskadi |accessdate=2008-01-05 |publisher=Cyclingnews |work=Cyclingnews Teams Database 2008]

Team equipment

*Bike: Orbea
*Components: Shimano
*Wheels: Shimano
*Apparel: Etxe-Ondo
*Saddles: Selle Italia
*Helmets: Catlike

ee also

*List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France
*2008 Tour de France
*Tour de France

References

External links

* [http://www.fundacioneuskadi.com Team sponsor's website]