Jon Aberasturi Explained
| Jon Aberasturi |
| Fullname: | Jon Aberasturi Izaga |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Weight: | 69 kg |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Amateurteam1: | Naturgas Energía |
| Amateuryears2: | 2015 |
| Amateurteam2: | Dym Jess Tlaxcala |
| Proyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Proteam1: | [1] |
| Proyears2: | 2013 |
| Proyears3: | 2014 |
| Proteam3: | [2] |
| Proyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Proyears5: | 2018 |
| Proteam5: | [3] |
| Proyears6: | 2019–2021 |
| Proteam6: | [4] [5] |
| Proyears7: | 2022–2023 |
| Proyears8: | 2024– |
Jon Aberasturi Izaga (born 28 March 1989) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[6] [7]
Career
Following a very successful 2017 season where he took 7 professional victories he had trouble finding a contract and even considered retirement. Included in those wins is Stage 1 of the 2.HC rated Tour of Qinghai Lake.[8] He ended up signing for UCI Professional Continental team .[9] In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[10] He was disqualified from the 2021 Tour de Luxembourg for using the 'Super-Tuck'. The 'Super-Tuck' is a position on the bike which was banned by the UCI who deemed it dangerous. Aberasturi was fined 500 Swiss francs and lost 15 UCI points for the season.[11] Aberasturi signed with for the 2024 season. He had previously rode for the team in 2017 and was supported by the Euskaltel Foundation throughout his youth.[12]
Major results
- 2011
3rd Overall 4th Gp Credito Agricola Da Costa Azul
1st Stage 1
- 2012
4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
8th Trofeo Migjorn
- 2013
8th Paris–Tours
- 2014
5th Overall Tour de Gironde
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
6th Trofeo Palma
10th Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2016
1st Points classification, Tour de Kumano
1st Stage 1 Tour de Korea
1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido
- 3th UAE Cup 10th Overall Tour of Sharjah 2017
Tour of Thailand
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stages 1 & 5
Tour de Korea
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 4 Tour of Japan
1st Stage 5 Tour of Taihu Lake 1st Stage 1 Tour of Hainan
- 2018
Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 1
1st Points classification
3rd Circuito de Getxo
6th Paris–Bourges
7th Clássica da Arrábida 10th Clásica de Almería
- 2019
1st Circuito de Getxo
Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2020
1st Stage 1 Tour de Hongrie
3rd Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
4th Circuito de Getxo
- 8th Trofeo Playa de Palma 2021
1st Stage 3 Tour of Slovenia
2nd Cholet-Pays de la Loire
4th Clásica de Almería
4th Per sempre Alfredo
- 2022
8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2023
9th Milano–TorinoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Jon Aberasturi . ProCyclingStats . 20 December 2021.
- News: Euskadi completa su equipo con Jon Aberasturi, Miguel Mínguez y Pablo Lechuga. Full Euskadi team with Jon Aberasturi, Miguel Minguez and Pablo Lechuga. El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento. 3 January 2014. 6 January 2014. Spanish.
- News: Aberasturi returning to Pro Continental racing after near-retirement. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 October 2017. 23 January 2018. Jean-François. Quénet.
- News: El proyecto del Caja Rural 2019 arranca en Almería, aún sin el colombiano Soto. Spanish. Marca. Unidad Editorial. 13 December 2018. 9 January 2019. The Caja Rural 2019 project starts in Almería, even without the Colombian Soto.
- Web site: Caja Rural - Seguros RGA. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200105221107/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14011/1001574/266. 5 January 2020.
- Web site: Euskaltel - Euskadi. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 January 2024.
- Web site: Jon Aberasturi. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 28 February 2022.
- Web site: Aberasturi opens 16th Tour of Qinghai Lake with sprint victory . www.eurosport.com . 28 January 2024 . 17 July 2017.
- Web site: Quénet . Jean-François . Aberasturi returning to Pro Continental racing after near-retirement . cyclingnews.com . 28 January 2024 . en . 29 October 2017.
- Web site: 2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List . 22 August 2018 . Pro Cycling Stats.
- Web site: Dabbs . Ryan . Spanish pro launches social media tirade after race disqualification for illegal riding position . cyclingweekly.com . 28 January 2024 . en . 16 September 2021.
- Web site: Jon Aberasturi returns to Euskaltel-Euskadi for next two years . CyclingUpToDate.com . 28 January 2024 . en . 5 September 2023.
