Euskaltel–Euskadi Explained

Euskaltel–Euskadi
Code:EUS
Registered:Spain
Discipline:Road
Bicycles:Orbea
Status:Amateur (2008–2017)
UCI Continental (2018–2019)
UCI ProTeam (2020–)
Season:2008–2013
2014
2015–2017
2018–2019
2020
2020–
Oldname:Naturgas Energía
EDP Energía
Fundación Euskadi–EDP
Fundación Euskadi (EUK)
Fundación–Orbea (FOR)[1]
Euskaltel–Euskadi

Euskaltel–Euskadi is a Spanish UCI ProTeam road cycling team founded in 2008. It was initially an amateur team, but upgraded to Continental level in 2018.[2]

Having spent two years as a UCI Continental team, the team registered their interest to become a UCI ProTeam for the 2020 season, and were granted a ProTeam licence in December 2019.[3] In February 2020, it was announced that Spanish telecommunications company Euskaltel were to become the team's title sponsor for four years,[4] from that year's Tour of the Basque Country – later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[5] The company had sponsored the previous team between 1998 and 2013, before the team disbanded.[6] [7]

Major wins

2015
  • Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard, Xabier San Sebastián
    2019
  • Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Sergio Higuita
    2021
  • Vuelta a Murcia, Antonio Jesús Soto
  • Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo, Juan José Lobato
    2022
  • Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo, Xabier Azparren
  • Stage 5 Volta ao Alentejo, Juan José Lobato
    2023
  • Stage 6 Volta a Portugal, Luis Ángel Maté
  • Stage 10 (ITT) Volta a Portugal, Txomin Juaristi

    Supplementary statistics

    Sources:[8] [9]

    Race20202021202220232024
    Giro d'Italia———[10] ——
    Tour de France———[11] ——
    Vuelta a España—3028[12] —[13]
    Race20202021202220232024
    Tour Down Under———
    Paris–Nice—————
    Tirreno–Adriatico—————
    Volta a Catalunya17482432
    Tour of the Basque Country53292136
    Tour de Romandie————
    Critérium du Dauphiné—————
    Tour de Suisse————
    Tour de Pologne—————
    Benelux Tour——[14] ——
    Monument20202021202220232024
    Milan–San Remo—————
    Tour of Flanders—————
    Paris–Roubaix————
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège—————
    Il Lombardia—————
    Classic20202021202220232024
    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad—————
    Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne—————
    Strade Bianche—————
    E3 Saxo Bank Classic————
    Gent–Wevelgem—————
    Amstel Gold Race————
    La Flèche Wallonne————33
    Clásica de San Sebastián67483557
    Paris–Tours1648———
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    IPRace in Progress
    NHNot held

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Fundación - Orbea. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200107003533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14013/1003102/266. 7 January 2020.
    2. Web site: Fundación Euskadi. procyclingstats.com. 10 March 2015.
    3. News: Granting of UCI Women's WorldTour licences and UCI WorldTour licences, and registration of UCI Women's WorldTeams, UCI WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams for the 2020 season. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 December 2019. 7 June 2020.
    4. News: Euskaltel returns to cycling as lead sponsor of Fundación-Orbea. Daniel. Ostanek. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 February 2020. 7 June 2020.
    5. News: Clásica San Sebastián, Tour of Basque Country cancelled for 2020. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 April 2020. 7 June 2020.
    6. News: Euskaltel-Euskadi confirms that it will disband at the end of the season. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 August 2013. 7 June 2020.
    7. News: Euskaltel returns as sponsor in Basque cycling revival. VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc.. 27 February 2020. 7 June 2020.
    8. Web site: FirstCycling . firstcycling.com. 7 April 2022.
    9. Web site: ProCyclingStats . ProCyclingStats . 7 April 2022.
    10. Web site: Giro d'Italia 2022, the Wild Cards are announced . Giro d'Italia 2022 . 7 April 2022 . en.
    11. Web site: Tour de France wild cards: No major surprises for 2022 . VeloNews.com . 7 April 2022 . 11 February 2022.
    12. Web site: Vuelta a España gains dispensation for three Spanish wildcards . cyclingnews.com . 7 April 2022 . en . 14 March 2022.
    13. Web site: Euskaltel - Euskadi become first team to announce Vuelta a Espana lineup including final Grand Tour of Luis Ángel Maté . CyclingUpToDate.com . 11 August 2024 . en . 24 July 2024.
    14. Web site: Ryan . Barry . 2022 Benelux Tour cancelled due to overcrowded calendar . cyclingnews.com . 8 October 2022 . en . 8 June 2022.

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