Igor Astarloa
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| Astarloa at the 2006 Rund um den Henninger Turm | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Igor Astarloa Askasibar |
| Date of birth | March 29, 1976 |
| Country | Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000–2001 2002–2003 2004 2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 |
Mercatone Uno Saeco Cofidis (till April) Lampre (from May) Barloworld Milram |
| Major wins | |
 World road race champion (2003)La Flèche Wallonne (2003) Milano-Torino (2006) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 30, 2008 | |
| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Spain |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Hamilton | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Igor Astarloa Askasibar (born March 29, 1976 in Ermua, Basque Country) is a cyclist from Spain. He gained international fame when he became World Road Champion in 2003. During the 2006 transfer season for cyclist, it was announced that he would leave Team Barloworld (the Continental Circuit team for which Astarloa has ridden the last several years) for the German Team Milram, which is a member of the elite UCI ProTour. Team Milram terminated its contract with Astarloa following disclosures that he had shown "irregular blood values", as reported by Focus magazine.[1]
[edit] Major achievements
- 2002
- 1st, Brixia Tour overall and stage 2
- 2003
- 1st, World Cycling Championships
- 1st, La Flèche Wallonne
- 10th, Amstel Gold Race
- 1st, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage 3
- 2004
- 1st, Brixia Tour stage 2
- Member, Summer Olympics Men's Road Race
- 2005
- 1st, Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos stage 2
- 2006
- 1st, Milano-Torino
- 2nd, Stage 4, Tirreno-Adriatico
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk
- Igor Astarloa profile at the Cycling Website
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Mario Cipollini |
World Road Racing Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Óscar Freire |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Astarloa, Igor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Astarloa Askasibar, Igor |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976-03-29 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ermua, Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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