Javier Aramendia Explained
| Javier Aramendia |
| Fullname: | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente |
| Birth Date: | 1986 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Pamplona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Breakaway specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2007 |
| Proyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Proyears2: | 2012–2016 |
| Proteam2: | [1] |
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (born 5 December 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the and teams.
Career
Aramendia was born in Pamplona. At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Aramendia distinguished himself by being part of numerous long breakaways,[2] earning the Combativity award four times in the process, the most at the Vuelta.[3] It looked like he had a great chance to win the "Most Combative" title for the whole race, but Alberto Contador prevailed.[4] Aramendia was named the most combative rider overall in the 2013 Vuelta a España, after taking the award three times in the individual stages.
Major results
- 2006
1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Bira
- 2007
7th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
- 2012
Vuelta a España
Combativity award Stages 2, 7, 8 & 10
- 2013
Vuelta a España
Combativity award Stages 7, 9, 17 & Overall
- 2014
Vuelta a España
Combativity award Stages 2, 8 & 15External links
Notes and References
- News: Downsized Euskaltel Euskadi team settles for 23 riders in 2012. 20 November 2011. 1 January 2012. Shane. Stokes. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Five riders are leaving, namely Garmin Cervélo-bound Koldo Fernandez Larea (Garmin Cervélo), Javier Aramendia Lorente (Caja Rural), Jonathan Nicolas Castroviejo (Movistar Team), Inaki Isasi and Daniel Sesma..
- News: Vuelta a España: Quatro victorias for Degenkolb after stage 10 to Sanxenxo. Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. 28 August 2012. 14 September 2012. Kyle Moore.
- News: Aramendia Yet Again – Stage 10 Vuelta a Espana . Cycling Components . Blogger . 28 August 2012 . 14 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060815/http://cyclingcomponents.blogspot.ca/2012/08/aramendia-yet-again-stage-10-vuelta.html . 23 October 2013 .
- News: La Vuelta. La Vuelta. Mastercom. 15 September 2012.
