Mikel Artetxe
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Mikel Artetxe Guezuraga (born September 24, 1976 in Larrabetzu
, Basque Country
) is a Spanish
professional road bicycle racer for the Professional Continental team Fuerteventura-Canarias
. He turned professional in 1999 with Euskaltel-Euskadi
, where he stayed for seven seasons. In his time with Euskaltel-Euskadi, Artetxe took two stages and the overall victory in GP Jornal de Noticias in 2000, a stage victory in the 2001 Vuelta a Andalucía
and a stage victory in the 2002 Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
.
At the start of the 2006 season, Artetxe moved a division down to the newly formed 3 Molinos Resort
team. Here he has had the biggest wins of his career so far, with a stage win in the Vuelta Asturias and the Metas Volantes competition in Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
. With the rapid demise of 3 Molinos Resort, Artetxe moved to the newly formed Fuerteventura-Canarias team.
Larrabetzu
Larrabetzu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, 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
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professional road bicycle racer for the Professional Continental team Fuerteventura-Canarias
Fuerteventura-Canarias
Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting...
. He turned professional in 1999 with Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either from Basque Country, or at least have grown up in the cycling...
, where he stayed for seven seasons. In his time with Euskaltel-Euskadi, Artetxe took two stages and the overall victory in GP Jornal de Noticias in 2000, a stage victory in the 2001 Vuelta a Andalucía
Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
and a stage victory in the 2002 Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...
.
At the start of the 2006 season, Artetxe moved a division down to the newly formed 3 Molinos Resort
3 Molinos Resort
3 Molinos Resort was a short-lived professional continental cycling team based in Spain and participates in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. 3 Molinos were founded in 2006 as a professional continental team, but this proved to be their last since funding was...
team. Here he has had the biggest wins of his career so far, with a stage win in the Vuelta Asturias and the Metas Volantes competition in Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
The Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...
. With the rapid demise of 3 Molinos Resort, Artetxe moved to the newly formed Fuerteventura-Canarias team.