Current team Retired Role Rider 1995–1997 Euskadi | Discipline Road 1992–1994 Artiach | |
Full name Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal Born 3 January 1970 (age 47)
Vitoria ( 1970-01-03 ) | ||
Álvaro González de Galdeano Aranzábal (born 3 January 1970) is a former Spanish cyclist. He was the manager of the cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi until it disbanded in 2013. He is the brother of Igor González de Galdeano.
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Career
Galdeano began his career as a professional cyclist in 1992 with the Spanish team Artiach. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
In 1995, he joined Euskaltel-Euskadi with his brother Igor. The two brothers then stayed together and went to teams Vitalicio Seguros and ONCE.
He had his best season in 2000, when he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships, and a stage of the Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia. He was to a suspended for three months when he was caught doping.
After putting an end to his cycling career, he became manager of the Basque team Orbea.
Palmarès
Grand Tour general classification results timeline