Euskadi (UCI team code: ORB) was a Spanish cycling team based in the Basque Country that existed from 2005 to 2014.[1] It was one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | ORB |
| Registered | Spain |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental Tour |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Álvaro González de Galdeano |
| Team name history | |
2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 2012 2013–2014 | Orbea Orbea-Oreka SDA Orbea Orbea Continental Euskadi |
The team functioned as the development team of the original Euskaltel–Euskadi and the unofficial "national" squad of the Basque region. Orbea's team manager, Álvaro González de Galdeano, is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the last manager of Euskaltel. The team focused primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually made the transfer to Euskaltel–Euskadi.
Sponsorship
editThe main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia which has sponsored numerous cycling teams.[citation needed]
Major wins
edit- 2005
- Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir, Jesús Del Nero
- 2006
- Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Josu Agirre
- Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Aaron Villegas
- Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Vidal Celis
- 2007
- Stage 2 Circuito Montañés, Xabat Otxotorena
- Stage 7 Circuito Montañés, Ivan Melero
- 2008
- Stage 1a Vuelta a Navarra, Team Time Trial
- 2009
- Subida al Naranco, Romain Sicard
- Stage 3 Tour du Haut Anjou, Jonathan Castroviejo
- Prologue Ronde de l'Isard, Jonathan Castroviejo
- Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Romain Sicard
- 2010
- 2011
- Stage 1 GP Costa Azul, Jon Aberasturi
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Victor Cabedo
- Stage 2 Cinturo de l'Emporda, Ricardo García
- 2013
- Stage 2 Ronde de l'Isard, Carlos Barbero
- Overall Tour de Gironde, Jon Larrinaga
- Stage 2, Jon Larrinaga
- Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Jon Larrinaga
- 2014
- Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Carlos Barbero
- Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Team time trial
- Circuito de Getxo, Carlos Barbero
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Orbea (2005)". Mémoire du cyclisme (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "Orbea Continental (2012)". Mémoire du cyclisme (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
-"Euskadi (2013 )". Mémoire du cyclisme (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2017.