Roberto Laiseka Jaio (born 17 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired in 2006, after 13 seasons as a professional with the Euskaltel–Euskadi team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia.[2] Over his 13-year career Laiseka only achieved five professional victories, four of them in Grand Tours.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Laiseka Jaio |
| Born | June 17, 1969 Guernica, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team | |
| 1994–2006 | Euskadi–Petronor[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
editLaiseka started riding for the Amateur Euskatel team in 1989 before the team became professional in 1994.[3]
Laiseka only rode for one team over his career the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.[1] He was a founding rider of the team and the last of the original team to retire.[2]
In 2001 His team, Euskaltel–Euskadi, got invited to their first Tour de France.[4] He won stage 14 of the Tour de France.[5]
His final professional win came in 2005 at the Vuelta a España, he jumped away with 3 km to go in Stage 11 to win by 15 seconds ahead of the favorites group.[6]
Having not raced since he crashed out of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, Laiseka underwent a second surgery in October to remove bone remnants remaining from the crash.[7]
Major results
edit- 1993
- 3rd Subida a Gorla-Bergara
- 1995
- 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1997
- 6th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 7th Subida al Naranco
- 1998
- 4th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi
- 1999
- 1st Subida al Txitxarro
- 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 6th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2000
- 6th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 11
- 9th Subida al Naranco
- 2001
- 1st Stage 14 Tour de France
- 5th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 9th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2003
- 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Clasica a Alcobendas
- 2005
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España
- 1st
Mountain classification Tour de Suisse
References
edit- ^ a b "Roberto LAISEKA JAIO". UCI. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Stokes, Shane (10 January 2007). "UCI take ProTour issue to European Commission". www.autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Roberto Laiseka:Great days of Posterity". orbea.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Cycling loses something special with demise of Euskaltel". Velo. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Fotheringham, William (23 July 2001). "Basque pride and banners lift Laiseka to the heights". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Alastair (6 September 2005). "Vuelta '05 Stage 11: Laiseka Looks Young Again!". PezCycling News. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ George, Sue (26 October 2006). "Laiseka rests after operation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Roberto Laiseka". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Roberto Laiseka". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
External links
edit- Roberto Laiseka Palmarès by urtekaria.com (in Spanish)
- Roberto Laiseka at UCI
- Roberto Laiseka at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Roberto Laiseka at ProCyclingStats
- Roberto Laiseka at Cycling Quotient
