Igor Astarloa facts for kids
Astarloa at the 2006 Rund um den Henninger Turm
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| Full name | Igor Astarloa Askasibar | ||
| Born | March 29, 1976 Ermua, Spain |
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| Height | 1.70 m | ||
| Weight | 67 kg | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider (retired) | ||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | ||
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Igor Astarloa Askasibar, born on March 29, 1976, is a retired professional cyclist from Spain. He was known for his strong performances in one-day races, especially the "Classics."
Igor Astarloa's Cycling Journey
Igor Astarloa started his professional cycling career with an Italian team in 2000. His best year was 2003 when he rode for the Saeco team. That year, he won two very important races. He won the Flèche Wallonne, a famous one-day race in Belgium. He also won the road race title at the World Cycling Championships in Hamilton, Canada. This made him a world champion!
In 2004, Igor joined a new team, Cofidis. However, the team had to stop racing for a while due to some issues. Because of this, Igor was able to join another team called Lampre. Later, he rode for Team Barloworld for a few years. In 2007, he moved to Team Milram, which was a big team in professional cycling.
In May 2008, Team Milram ended their contract with Igor. This happened after some reports about issues with his health records. After leaving Milram, he joined the Amica Chips-Knauf team. This team, however, stopped operating in May 2009.
Soon after, in June 2009, Igor Astarloa was one of the first cyclists to be affected by a new system. This system, called the "biological passport," was created by the Union Cycliste International (UCI). It helps make sure that all cyclists compete fairly. Igor was not able to find another team after this, and he decided to retire from cycling in January 2010.
Major Achievements
Here are some of Igor Astarloa's most important results during his cycling career:
- 1999
- 4th Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 2000
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 2001
- 1st GP Primavera
- 5th GP Miguel Induráin
- 6th Clásica de Almería
- 7th HEW Cyclassics
- 2002
- 1st
Overall Brixia Tour
- 1st Stage 2a
- 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2nd HEW Cyclassics
- 2nd Japan Cup
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 2003
- 1st
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 1st La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 3rd Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 4th HEW Cyclassics
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
- 2004
- 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 3rd HEW Cyclassics
- 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 9th Overall Brixia Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2005
- Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 4th Overall Brixia Tour
- 5th Paris–Brussels
- 6th Coppa Placci
- 7th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2006
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 6th Overall Critérium International
- 8th Gran Premio di Chiasso
Grand Tour Participation
Igor Astarloa competed in some of cycling's biggest races, known as Grand Tours. These are long stage races that test a cyclist's endurance.
| Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
— | 53 | — | 55 | — | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France |
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 Vuelta a España |
DNF | 63 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
In Spanish: Igor Astarloa para niños
