José Luis Arrieta Explained

José Luis Arrieta
Fullname:José Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Birth Date:15 June 1971
Birth Place:San Sebastián, Spain
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Sporting director
Proyears1:1993 - 2005
Proyears2:2006 - 2010
Manageyears1:2011 -
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Vuelta a España

1 individual stage (2006)

José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (born 15 June 1971, in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . He is now a sporting director for, the same franchise for which he rode earlier in his career when it was known as .

Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Induráin. L'Équipe said of him:

"He no longer counts the hours, the years, spent with his nose in the wind trying to protect his leader for as long as possible."[1]

Arrieta said:

Career achievements

Major results

1989
  • 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    1991
  • 3rd Overall Circuito Montañes
  • 1st Stage 6
    1993
  • 9th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
    1997
  • 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
    1998
  • 6th Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra
  • 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
    2000
  • 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
    2002
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Asturias
  • 1st Metas Volantes classification Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi
    2003
  • 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
    2004
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León (TTT)
    2005
  • 4th Clásica a los Puertos
    2006
  • 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
    Giro d'Italia10549643429
    Tour de France3275DNF46577427527178
    Vuelta a España1031062844595581DNF
    Legend
    DSQ Disqualified
    DNF Did not finish

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    Notes and References

    1. L'Équipe, 7 July 2007