Ion Izagirre
.JPG) Izagirre at the 2014 Tour de France | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Ion Izagirre Insausti | |||||||||
| Born |
4 February 1989 Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain | |||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) | |||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||
| Current team | Movistar Team | |||||||||
| Discipline | Road and cyclo-cross | |||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||
| Amateur team(s) | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Seguros Bilbao | |||||||||
| 2009 | Orbea (stagiaire) | |||||||||
| Professional team(s) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Orbea | |||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi[1] | |||||||||
| 2014– | Movistar Team | |||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ion Izagirre Insausti[2] (born 4 February 1989) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who rides for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.[3] He is sometimes referred to as Jon Izagirre,[4] due to both Jon and Ion relating to the Basque language form for John.[5]
Career
Born in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country, Izagirre comes from a family of professional cyclists, as both his father José Ramón and brother Gorka have competed professionally on the roads and in cyclo-cross. Having joined the Euskaltel–Euskadi team – alongside brother Gorka – from the 2011 season onwards,[6]
Izagirre won his first professional races in the spring of 2012; he won the individual time trial at the Vuelta a Asturias in April,[7] before taking a victory during his Grand Tour début at the Giro d'Italia. During the sixteenth stage, Izagirre made a solo breakaway with 4 km (2.5 mi) remaining, before winning the stage by sixteen seconds from his nearest competitor.[8][9]
Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season.[3]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2006
- 3rd National Junior Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2008
- 1st Gipuzkoa Individual Time Trial
- 3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2009
- 1st Basque Under-23 Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1st Memorial Angel Mantecon
- 1st Stage 4 Bizkaiko Bira
- 5th Overall Bidasoa Itzulia
- 2011
- 4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2b (ITT) Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 16 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
- 7th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2013
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2014
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 6th Overall Tour of Britain
- 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Tour de Pologne - 2nd GP Miguel Indurain
- 3rd
UCI World Team Time Trial Championships - 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2016
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Stage 20 Tour de France
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain
- 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 8 (ITT)
- 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Prologue
- 4th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 8th Overall Eneco Tour
- 8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 8th Time trial, Olympic Games
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
48 | — | — | 27 | — |
| Tour |
— | 69 | 41 | — | 47 |
 Vuelta |
— | — | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Spain's Jon Izagirre wins maiden grand tour stage on day 16 as Joaquim Rodríguez retains lead". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "16ª etapa Giro de Italia: Ion Izagirre le da la primera victoria a Euskaltel Euskadi en el Giro 2012" [Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Ion Izagirre gives Euskaltel Euskadi its first victory in the Giro]. Euskaltel–Euskadi (in Spanish). Fundación Euskadi. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Izenak & Abizenak: Basque names & surnames". nabasque.org. North American Basque Organizations. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Hood, Andrew (23 November 2010). "Euskaltel-Euskadi celebrates best season in team history". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Izagirre wins time trial in Piedras Blancas". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Westemeyer, Susan (22 May 2012). "Izagirre triumphs in Giro stage 16 to Falzes". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (22 May 2012). "Jon Izagirre takes breakaway stage sixteen as the peloton sleeps". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jon Izagirre. |
- Euskaltel-Euskadi profile
- Ion Izagirre profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile