Pablo Urtasun Explained

Pablo Urtasun
Fullname:Pablo Urtasun Pérez
Birth Date:29 March 1980
Birth Place:Urdiain, Spain
Height:1.77m (05.81feet)
Weight:69kg (152lb)
Discipline:Road
Ridertype:Sprinter
Amateuryears1:2003
Amateurteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2005–2006
Proteam1:Kaiku
Proyears2:2007–2008
Proteam2:Liberty Seguros Continental
Proyears3:2009–2013
Proyears4:2014
Proteam4:PinoRoad
Proyears5:2015
Proyears6:2016
Manageyears1:2020–

Pablo Urtasun Pérez (born 29 March 1980) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .[1]

Career

Urtasun was born in Urdiain, Navarre. In 2013, Urtasun earned his team's first victory of the season by outsprinting his rivals in the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León.[2]

Urtasun joined the PinoRoad squad for the 2014 season, after his previous team – [3]  – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[4] For the 2015 season, he joined the Japanese UCI Continental team .[5]

After retiring, Urtasun became a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team in 2020, during their first season of competition.

Major results

2004
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
    2006
  • 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo
  • 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
    2007
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
    2008
  • 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
  • 5th Gran Premio de Llodio
    2009
  • 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
    2010
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
    2012
  • 1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain
  • 2nd Vuelta a La Rioja
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
    2013
  • 2nd Klasika Primavera
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 1st Stage 1
  • Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2010201120122013
    Giro d'ItaliaDNF
    Tour de France148134
    Vuelta a España100122
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Equipo Kern Pharma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 17 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325000005/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14214/2003441/257. 25 March 2020.
    2. News: Urtasun wins opening stage at Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 April 2013. 13 April 2013. Peter Hymas.
    3. Web site: Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP. 5 January 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
    4. News: Oroz, Urtasun join new pro team in Chile. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 November 2013. 25 December 2013.
    5. Web site: Pablo Urtasun correrá en 2015 en el Team Ukyo continental japonés. Deia. 15 March 2015.