Xabier Zandio
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Zandio at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Xabier Zandio Echaide |
| Born | 17 March 1977 Pamplona, Spain |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing Domestique |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2001–2010 | iBanesto.com |
| 2011– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Vuelta a Burgos (2008) |
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| Infobox last updated on 4 January 2014 |
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Xabier Zandio Echaide (born 17 March 1977) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Sky.[1]
Biography
Born in Pamplona, Zandio grew up in a sporting family—one brother is a footballer and another a pelota player—and decided at the age of 17 to become a cyclist rather than work for his parents' butchery business.
He began his professional career in 2001 with the iBanesto.com team (which was renamed Illes Balears–Banesto in 2004, and Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne in 2005). After a difficult 2004 season in which injuries drained him physically and emotionally, he returned with a strong performance in the 2005 Tour de France. Finishing in 22nd place overall, he managed 4th in the 18th stage, and 2nd in the 16th, behind Óscar Pereiro.
He currently resides in Pamplona and is married with two children.[2]
In September 2015 Zandio announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2016 season after he signed a one-year contract extension with Team Sky.[2]
Palmarès
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- 2002
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Portugal
- 2005
- 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 22nd Overall Tour de France
- 2008
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Xabier Zandio profile at Team Sky
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