Eukene Larrarte Explained

Eukene Larrarte
Fullname:Eukene Larrarte Arteaga
Birth Date:13 August 1998
Birth Place:Tolosa, Spain
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2020
Proyears2:2021
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Eukene Larrarte (born 13 September 1998) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .[1] [2]

She initially played football, before switching to compete in cycling and joined the local team Gipuzkoa Ogi Berri.[3] [4]

In 2016, Larrarte won her first Spanish championship title, when she won the team pursuit together with Ane Iriarte, Ziortza Isasi and Irene Usabiaga. In 2017 she won the national Madison championship with Leire Olaberria, followed by successive titles in 2018 and 2019 with Tania Calvo. She also won the 2019 Spanish omnium championships. At the 2020 UEC European Track Championships, she finished fourth in the team pursuit with Iriarte, Isasi and Usabiaga.

At the 2021 UCI Track Cycling Nations' Cup, she achieved her first international success when she finished third in the elimination race.[5] [6] She also competed in the Madison, omnium and elimination race at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Major results

2016
  • 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
    2017
  • 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Leire Olaberria)
    2018
  • 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Tania Calvo)
    2019
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Madison (with Tania Calvo)
  • 1st Omnium
    2020
  • 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Tania Calvo)
    2021
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Madison (with Tania Calvo)
  • 1st Omnium
  • 1st Elimination race

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Laboral Kutxa - Fundacion Euskadi. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123210702/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15397/2003540/277. 23 January 2021.
    2. News: El Laboral Kutxa de Mikel Landa será equipo continental femenino. Spanish. Mikel Landa's Laboral Kutxa will be a women's continental team. Diario AS. Ignacio Díez, PRISA. EFE. 5 November 2020. 5 November 2020.
    3. Web site: EUKENE LARRARTE. 2021-12-06.
    4. Web site: archysport. 2021-11-26. Champions League - From football to cycling, like Remco Evenepoel: the surprising fate of Eukene Larrarte. 2021-12-06. Archysport. en-US.
    5. Web site: Eukene Larrarte. 2021-12-06. www.procyclingstats.com.
    6. Web site: 2021-11-25. UCI Track Champions League: Eukene Larrarte's rapid switch from football goalkeeper to pro cyclist. 2021-12-06. Eurosport. en.

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