Markel Irizar

Spanish road bicycle racer
  • Lidl–Trek (men)
  • Lidl–Trek (women)
  • Lidl–Trek Development Team
DisciplineRoadRole
  • Rider (retired)
  • Directeur sportif
  • General manager
Rider typeAll-rounderProfessional teams2004–2009Euskaltel–Euskadi2010–2011Team RadioShack2012–2019RadioShack–Nissan[1][2] Managerial teams2020–Trek–Segafredo (men; directeur sportif)2020–Trek–Segafredo (women; directeur sportif)2024–Lidl–Trek Development Team (general manager)

Markel Irizar Aranburu (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Euskaltel–Euskadi, Team RadioShack and Trek–Segafredo teams.[3] During his professional career, Irizar took two victories – a stage win at the 2010 Tour du Poitou-Charentes and the general classification at the 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía.

Following his retirement from riding in August 2019,[3] Irizar has worked as a directeur sportif for both the men's and women's Lidl–Trek WorldTeams,[4] and from 2024, works as the general manager for the Lidl–Trek Development Team.[5]

Personal life

Born in Oñati, Basque Country, Irizar resided in Arrasate, Basque Country, Spain, as of 2014.[6] Irizar was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer in 2002.[6][7][8]

Major results

Source: [9]

2009
1st Mountains classification, Tour Down Under
2010
5th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Stage 4
5th Chrono des Nations
2011
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
10th Chrono des Nations
2012
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2017
Combativity award Stage 2 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 90 68 74 — — — — — — — — — 134 136
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — — — 83 — 103 63 93 120 135 — —
gold jersey Vuelta a España DNF 94 — — 114 — 96 93 86 — 89 DNF 119 130 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012". VeloNews. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Irizar to end pro career after Clásica de San Sebastián". Cyclingnews.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ Witts, James (8 March 2023). "Mixed fortunes: Inside Trek-Segafredo's winter training camp". Cyclist. Metropolis Group. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (21 October 2023). "Lidl-Trek complete new 14-rider development team for 2024". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Irizar at Trek Factory Racing". Lidl–Trek. Trek Bicycle Corporation]. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Irizar celebrates 10 years clear from cancer". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. ^ Bjorn Haake (21 February 2011). "Ruta del Sol: Hivert wins second stage, RadioShack's Irizar takes control of the overall". VeloNation. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Markel Irizar". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

External links

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  • Markel Irizar: Cycling Base
  • Markel Irizar at CQ Ranking Edit this at Wikidata
  • Markel Irizar: Trek Factory Racing


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