Markel Irizar
Encyclopedia
Markel Irizar Aranburu (born February 5, 1980 in Oñati
, Basque Country
) is a Spanish
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
team . Like team founder Lance Armstrong
, Irizar is a testicular cancer
survivor.
2008 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
2009 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
2010 - Team Radio Shack
2011 - Team Radio Shack
Oñati
Oñati 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 Basque country. It lies about 40 km south of the Bay of Biscay and is about 236 m...
, Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . Like team founder Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, Irizar is a testicular cancer
Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. In the UK, approximately 2,000 men are diagnosed each year. Over his lifetime, a man's risk of...
survivor.
Palmares
2002- 1 stage - Bidasoa Itzulia
2008 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
- 2nd Prologue - Paris–Nice
2009 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Leader, Mountain Classification, stage 3 2009 Tour Down Under2009 Tour Down UnderThe 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20 –25 January around Adelaide, Australia...
2010 - Team Radio Shack
- 1 stage and Leader, stage 4 2010 Tour du Poitou-Chartes
2011 - Team Radio Shack
- Overall Classification, 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía(Ruta Ciclista del Sol)2011 Vuelta a AndalucíaThe 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía is the 57th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía stage race. The previous edition was won by 's Michael Rogers. The race started on 20 February and will finish on 24 February.-Teams:...
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