Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga (born 24 September 1976) is a Spanish former

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, who rode professionally between 1999 and 2007 for the ,

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and teams.

Career

He turned professional in 1999 with , where he stayed for seven seasons. In his time with , Artetxe took two stages and the overall victory in the

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in 2000, a stage victory in the 2001

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and a stage victory in the 2002 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho. At the start of the 2006 season, Artetxe moved a division down to the newly formed

team. Here he had the biggest wins of his career, with a stage win in the Vuelta a Asturias and the sprints classification in the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho. With the rapid demise of 3 Molinos Resort, Artetxe moved to the newly formed team for 2007.

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1976 births Living people People from Greater Bilbao Spanish male cyclists Cyclists from Biscay {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub