Jorge Azanza

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Azanza and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Jorge Azanza

Azanza at the 2007 Tour de France.
Personal information
Full name Jorge Azanza Soto
Born (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982
Alsasua, Navarre, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2005–2006 Kaiku-Caja Rural
2007–2013 Euskaltel–Euskadi
Major wins
Vuelta a Cordoba 2004
Infobox last updated on
6 January 2014

Jorge Azanza Soto (born 16 June 1982 in Alsasua, Navarre) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He last competed for the UCI ProTour team Euskaltel–Euskadi.[1]

In 2004, Azanza won his first and still only races, when he finished first in the overall rankings of the Vuelta a Córdoba. He also won Part A of the third stage in the Bidasoa Itzulia in that same year. In 2007 he made his Tour de France debut.

Career achievements

Major results

2004
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Cordoba
  • 1st Stage 3a Bidasoa Itzulia
2005
9th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

Grand Tour General Classification Results Timeline

Grand Tour 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pink jersey Giro 67 33
Yellow jersey Tour 81 74
red jersey Vuelta 97 90

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

Azanza at the 2007 Tour de France, during the seventh stage of the race.

References

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