Roberto Laiseka Explained
Roberto Laiseka Jaio (born 17 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired in 2006, after 13 seasons as a professional with the team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia.[2] Over his 13-year career Laiseka only achieved five professional victories, four of them in Grand Tours.
Career
Laiseka started riding for the Amateur Euskatel team in 1989 before the team became professional in 1994.[3]
Laiseka only rode for one team over his career the team.[1] He was a founding rider of the team and the last of the original team to retire.
In 2001 His team,, got invited to their first Tour de France.[4] He won stage 14 of the Tour de France.[5]
His final professional win came in 2005 at the Vuelta a España, he jumped away with 3 km to go in Stage 11 to win by 15 seconds ahead of the favorites group.[6]
Having not raced since he crashed out of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, Laiseka underwent a second surgery in October to remove bone remnants remaining from the crash.[7]
Major results
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- 1993
3rd Subida a Gorla-Bergara
- 1995
10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1997
6th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
7th Subida al Naranco
- 1998
4th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi
- 1999
1st Subida al Txitxarro
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
3rd Subida al Naranco
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
6th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2000
6th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 11
9th Subida al Naranco
- 2001
1st Stage 14 Tour de France
5th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2003
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
9th Overall Tour de Romandie
9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2004
2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 5
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
9th Overall Clasica a Alcobendas
- 2005
1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España
1st Mountain classification Tour de SuisseExternal links
Notes and References
- Web site: Roberto LAISEKA JAIO . UCI . 16 June 2024.
- Web site: Stokes . Shane . 10 January 2007 . UCI take ProTour issue to European Commission . 25 April 2024 . www.autobus.cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: Roberto Laiseka:Great days of Posterity . orbea.com . 16 June 2024 . 22 July 2018.
- Web site: Cycling loses something special with demise of Euskaltel . Velo . 16 June 2024 . 18 October 2013.
- Web site: Fotheringham . William . Basque pride and banners lift Laiseka to the heights . The Guardian . 16 June 2024 . 23 July 2001.
- Web site: Hamilton . Alastair . Vuelta '05 Stage 11: Laiseka Looks Young Again! . PezCycling News . 16 June 2024 . 6 September 2005.
- Web site: George . Sue . Laiseka rests after operation . cyclingnews.com . 16 June 2024 . en . 26 October 2006.
- Web site: Roberto Laiseka . www.procyclingstats.com . 16 June 2024.
- Web site: Roberto Laiseka . FirstCycling.com . 16 June 2024 . en.
