Haimar Zubeldia
Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born 1 April 1977) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist from the Basque Country, who competed professionally between 1998 and 2017 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi, Astana, Team RadioShack and Trek–Segafredo teams.[3] During his career, Zubeldia recorded five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France, and one in the Vuelta a España.
 Zubeldia at the 2013 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre |
| Born | 1 April 1977 Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2008 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2009 | Astana |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2017 | RadioShack–Nissan[2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Biography
Born and raised in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Zubeldia currently resides in the neighboring village of Zarautz.[4] His younger brother Joseba Zubeldia also competed as a professional racing cyclist.[5]
At the age of twenty-one, Zubeldia turned professional with Euskaltel–Euskadi in 1998. In 2000, he won the Euskal Bizikleta, and finished second overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. After his win in 2000 in the Euskal Bizikleta, it took him ten years to win again, when he won the Tour de l'Ain.[6]
In 2014, Zubeldia became the Spanish rider with the most starts in the Tour de France, a record previously held by two long-term-servants of what is now the Movistar Team, 5-time-winner Miguel Induráin, and José Vicente García. In his career, Zubeldia started 29 Grand Tours – 16 at the Tour de France, 12 at the Vuelta a España and 1 at the Giro d'Italia – finishing 26.
Major results
- 1998
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1999
- 6th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2000
- 1st
Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 9th Paris–Camembert
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2001
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2002
- 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Paris–Camembert
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 10th LuK Challenge Chrono
- 2004
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 7th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 2005
- 7th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2006
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2007
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 8th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2008
- 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
- 9th Trofeo Sóller
- 2009
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Prologue
- 4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 4th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2011
- 7th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 10th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 2014
- 7th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 2015
- 6th Overall Tour of California
- 2017
- 10th Overall Tour of California
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | 73 | 39 | 5 | DNF | 15 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 25 | — | 15 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 62 | 24 | 52 |
 Vuelta a España |
10 | 43 | 11 | — | 40 | — | 34 | 44 | — | 14 | — | 25 | — | DNF | DNF | 23 | 19 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
- "Haimar Zubeldia – Trek Factory Racing". Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Zubeldia announces end to 20-year career". Cyclingnews.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Haimar Zubeldia at RadioShack-Nissan-Trek". RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Giro Countdown: Cunego ready; Zubeldia resolute; Osa, Beloki realistic". VeloNews. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "Haimar Zubeldia wins 2010 Tour de l'Ain by a hair". Velonews. Competitor. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- "Haimar Zubeldia at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. California. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "Haimar Zubeldia at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. California. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Haimar Zubeldia at UCI
- RadioShack-Leopard: Haimar Zubeldia
- Haimar Zubeldia at ProCyclingStats
- Haimar Zubeldia at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Base: Haimar Zubeldia Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine