Full name Jon Izagirre Insausti 2009 Seguros Bilbao 2010 Orbea Name Jon Izagirre Height 1.73 m Current team Team Caisse d\'Epargne | Rider type All-rounder 2009 Orbea (stagiaire) 2011–2013 Euskaltel–Euskadi Role Bicycler Weight 60 kg Disciplines Cyclo-cross | |
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Ion Izagirre Insausti (born 4 February 1989) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Bahrain–Merida. He is sometimes referred to as Jon Izaguirre, to retain the correct the correct pronunciation under Castillian orthography.
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- Ion izagirre izagirre best moments
- Ion izagirre season 2016
- Career
- Grand Tour general classification results timeline
- References
Ion izagirre season 2016
Career
Born in Ormaiztegi in the Basque Country, Izagirre comes from a family of professional cyclists, as both his father José Ramón and brother Gorka have competed professionally on the roads and in cyclo-cross. Having joined the Euskaltel–Euskadi team – alongside brother Gorka – from the 2011 season onwards,
Izagirre won his first professional races in the spring of 2012; he won the individual time trial at the Vuelta a Asturias in April, before taking a victory during his Grand Tour début at the Giro d'Italia. During the sixteenth stage, Izagirre made a solo breakaway with 4 km (2.5 mi) remaining, before winning the stage by sixteen seconds from his nearest competitor.
Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season.
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
