Arkaitz Durán Aroca (born 19 May 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He competed professionally from 2005 to 2015 for Saunier Duval–Prodir, Efapel–Glassdrive and OFM–Quinta da Lixa, and as an amateur in 2012 for Telco'm–Conor Azysa.[1][2] Durán never had any victories as a professional.
 Durán in the 2006 Euskal Bizikleta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arkaitz Durán Aroca |
| Born | 19 May 1986 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012 | Telco'm–Conor Azysa |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2011 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2013 | Efapel–Glassdrive |
| 2014 | OFM–Quinta da Lixa |
| 2015 | Efapel |
Major results
edit- 2002
- 3rd National Junior Cyclo-Cross Championships
- 2009
- 9th Subida a Urkiola
- 2011
- 2nd Trofeo Inca
- 2012
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1st Stages 4 & 5 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Galicia
- 1st Subida a Urraki
- 8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 2013
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Abimota
- 1st Prologue
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 81 |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | — | 40 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Duran returns to amateur ranks". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Martins Neves, António (2 December 2013). "OFM-Quinta da Lixa com patrocínios assegurados, inicia estágio nesta segunda-feira" [OFM-Quinta da Lixa provide sponsorship, training starts on Monday]. Pedais (in Portuguese). WordPress. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
edit- "Profile at Saunier Duval-Prodir official website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- Arkaitz Durán at trap-friis.dk
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