Gorka_Izagirre

Gorka Izagirre

Gorka Izagirre

Spanish racing cyclist

Gorka Izagirre Insausti (born 7 October 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[10] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Ion Izagirre.[11]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izagirre and the second or maternal family name is Insausti.

Career

Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season,[3] with Ion leaving for Bahrain–Merida at the beginning of 2017.

Movistar Team (2014–17)

Izagirre won the Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia for the third time in his career in 2014.[12] His first top 10 in a World Tour stage race came in 2015, when he placed 9th in Paris–Nice.[13] In 2017, Izagirre finished fourth overall at Paris–Nice,[14] and won stage 8 in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia.[15]

Bahrain–Merida (2018)

Izagirre signed with the Bahrain–Merida team for the 2018 season.[4] He started off the season with 7th overall at Tour Down Under, and then took 3rd place overall at the Tour of Oman.[16] He was captain of the Bahrain–Merida team together with his brother Ion Izagirre at Paris–Nice. They attacked on the downhill on the last stage and the brothers looked to finish 1st and 2nd but they both crashed in a turn on the downhill section, meaning their bikes tangled together. They lost their advantage and Gorka finished 3rd overall. In late June, Izagirre finished 2nd in the Spanish National Time Trial Championships,[17] and days later he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships.[18] Going into the Tour de France, Izagirre was a domestique for team captain Vincenzo Nibali, however Nibali went out of the race on stage 13, meaning Izagirre had the chance to hunt stage wins. He managed to get into the breakaway on stage 16 and finished 2nd on the stage, 15 seconds down on stage winner Julian Alaphilippe.

Astana (2019–21)

In August 2018 it was announced that the Izagirre brothers would join Astana in 2019.[19] He took two individual victories with the team – the 2019 Tour de la Provence,[20] and the 2020 Gran Trittico Lombardo.[21]

Return to Movistar Team

In October 2021, Izagirre signed a two-year contract to return to the Movistar Team, from the 2022 season.[22]

Major results

Road

Izagirre at the 2018 Tour de France

Source: [23]

2010 (2 pro wins)
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
2011
2nd Trofeo Deia
9th Trofeo Inca
10th Overall Tour du Haut Var
2012 (1)
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2013
7th Overall Tour Down Under
2014 (1)
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2nd Klasika Primavera
2015
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Tour Down Under
9th Overall Paris–Nice
2016
2nd Klasika Primavera
5th Overall Dubai Tour
2017 (2)
1st Klasika Primavera
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
4th Overall Paris–Nice
8th GP Miguel Induráin
2018 (1)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
3rd Overall Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Tour of Oman
7th Overall Tour Down Under
Combativity award Stage 13 Vuelta a España
2019 (1)
1st Overall Tour de la Provence
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Clásica de San Sebastián
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2020 (1)
1st Gran Trittico Lombardo
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España
2022
10th GP Miguel Induráin
2023
9th Overall Tour Down Under
10th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
10th Vuelta a Murcia

General classification results timeline

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Cyclo-cross

2007–2008
3rd National Under-23 Championships
2019–2020
1st Abadino
3rd National Championships
2021–2022
1st Abadino

References

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