Beñat Intxausti Explained
Beñat Intxausti |
Fullname: | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga |
Birth Date: | 1986 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Weight: | 61 kg |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | All-rounder |
Amateuryears1: | 2005–2006 |
Amateurteam1: | Seguros Bilbao |
Proyears1: | 2007 |
Proteam1: | Nicolas Mateos |
Proyears2: | 2008–2009 |
Proyears3: | 2010 |
Proyears4: | 2011–2015 |
Proyears5: | 2016–2018 |
Proyears6: | 2019 |
Proteam6: | [1] |
Majorwins: | Grand Tours Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2013, 2015)Stage races
Tour of Beijing (2013)
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Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (born 20 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer,[2] who rode professionally between 2007 and 2019 for the Nicolas Mateos,,,, and teams.
Career
Intxausti was born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay. In 2012, he won the Vuelta a Asturias and finished 10th overall in the Vuelta a España despite working for his team leader, Alejandro Valverde. In 2013, Intxausti won stage 16 in the Giro d'Italia after being part of a breakaway and later finished 8th overall. He also had the leaders' jersey for one day. In the Tour of Beijing, Intxausti won the only mountain stage and claimed the general classification victory.[3]
After five seasons with Movistar, in September 2015 announced that Intxausti would join them in 2016 on an initial two-year contract.[4] However, after a promising start to 2016, Intxausti's career became blighted with illness and was unable to race for extended periods. In 2019, he moved to the lower-level team.[5] In January 2020, he announced his retirement from cycling.[2]
Major results
- 2005
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Salamanca
- 2006
1st Memorial Avelino Camacho
2nd Overall Bidasoa Itzulia
1st Stage 3
5th Clásica Memorial Txuma
- 2007
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
5th La Côte Picarde
- 2008
8th Klasika Primavera
- 2009
5th Subida a Urkiola
7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2010
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3b (ITT)
5th GP Miguel Induráin
7th Trofeo Deia
10th Overall Critérium International
- 2011
4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
5th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Circuito de Getxo
- 2012
1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Points classification
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2013
1st Overall Tour of Beijing
1st Stage 4
4th Klasika Primavera
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 16
Held after Stage 7
8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2014
3rd Overall Tour de Pologne
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Circuito de Getxo
10th Klasika Primavera
- 2015
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 8
Held after Stages 8, 11–15
2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
6th Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
- 2016
3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat ValencianaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- News: El Euskadi-Murias anuncia para 2019 una plantilla de 20 ciclistas. es. Euskadi-Murias announces for 2019 a roster of 20 cyclists. La Vanguardia. Javier Godó; Grupo Godó. 15 November 2018. 16 January 2019.
- News: Former Team Sky rider Intxausti retires - News shorts. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 January 2020. 1 December 2020.
- News: Tour of Beijing: Intxausti wins overall. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 October 2013. 15 October 2013. Stephen Farrand.
- Web site: Beñat Intxausti signs for Team Sky from Movistar . Windsor . Richard . 25 September 2015 . Cycling Weekly. 26 September 2015.
- Web site: Intxausti leaves Team Sky for Euskadi-Murias.