Igor Arrieta

Igor Arrieta
	Arrieta in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Igor Arrieta Lizarraga
Born	8 December 2002 (age 22); Uharte-Arakil, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
Current team	UAE Team Emirates
Discipline	Road; Cyclo-cross;
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2021	Lizarte
Professional teams
2021–2023	Equipo Kern Pharma
2024–	UAE Team Emirates

Igor Arrieta Lizarraga (born 8 December 2002) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.^[2]

He is the son of former professional cyclist José Luis Arrieta.^[3]

Arrieta turned professional in August 2021 with UCI ProTeam Equipo Kern Pharma after winning the national under-23 time trial championships earlier that year. In February 2022, he won the young rider classification and finished 7th overall at the O Gran Camiño.^[4]

He joined UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates in 2024 on a three-year contract.

Major results

2019

National Junior Road Championships

8th Gipuzkoa Klasika

10th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors

2020

2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

5th Gipuzkoa Klasika

2021

1st

Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Stages 2 & 3

2022

6th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

1st

Young rider classification

2023: 8th Tour du Jura
2024: 9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana; 10th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships; 10th Faun-Ardèche Classic

2018–2019: 3rd Vic Juniors; 3rd Manlleu Juniors
2019–2020: 1st National Junior Championships; 1st Igorre Juniors; 1st Karrantza Juniors; 1st Valencia Juniors; 1st Xativa Juniors; 1st Pontevedra Juniors; 1st Trofeo San Andres Juniors

^ "Equipo Kern Pharma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Igor Arrieta será 'rosa' en 2021". equipolizarte.com (in Spanish).
^ Ostanek, Daniel (27 February 2022). "Valverde overhauls Woods to win Gran Camiño". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 27 February 2022.