Markel Irizar Aranburu (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the , and teams. Born in

Oñati Oñati ( eu, Oñati, es, Oñate) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It has a population of approximately 10,500 and lies in a valley in the center of the Basqu ...

, Basque Country, Irizar currently resides in Arrasate, Basque Country, Spain. Irizar was diagnosed and treated for

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in 2002. In February 2019, Irizar announced his plans to retire from the peloton after the

2019 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2019 Clásica de San Sebastián was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 August in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the 39th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián and the twenty-eighth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was w ...

, in early August.

Major results

;2010 : 5th Overall

Tour du Poitou-Charentes Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

::1st Stage 4 : 5th

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;2011 : 1st Jersey red

Overall

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ...

: 10th

;2012 : 9th Overall

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;2017 :

Combativity award Stage 2

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Markel Irizar: Cycling Base

Markel Irizar: Cycling Quotient

Markel Irizar: Trek Factory Racing
Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Spanish male cyclists 1980 births Living people People from Oñati Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub