Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (born May 14, 1970, in Abadiño) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga |
| Born | May 14, 1970 Abadiño, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991–1993 | Amaya Seguros |
| 1994–1995 | Banesto |
| 1996–2003 | ONCE |
| Major wins | |
| Euskal Bizikleta (2002) | |
In the 11th stage of the 2000 Vuelta a España, Zarrabeitia cut off the top of his finger. He was trying to repair his distance counter during the descent from Alt de la Rabassa when the accident happened.[1]
Major results edit
- 1991
- 3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1992
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1993
- 8th Subida al Naranco
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1994
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1996
- 4th Subida al Naranco
- 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1997
- 1st Gran Premio Navarra
- 1st Klasika Primavera
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 5th Tour du Haut Var
- 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Paris–Nice
- 7th Subida a Urkiola
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1998
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 5th Subida al Naranco
- 7th Overall Paris–Nice
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1999
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 6th Overall Critérium International
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 9th Züri-Metzgete
- 9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2000
- 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 10th Overall Tour of Galicia
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 1
- 7th GP Miguel Induráin
- 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2002
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1st Stage 4b
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 10th Subida al Naranco
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
12 | 2 | — | 31 | 40 | 36 | 11 | DNF | 25 | 21 |
References edit
- ^ "Zarrabeitia faints after severing top of finger". 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14.
External links edit
- Mikel Zarrabeitia at trap-friis.dk
- Palmarès by cyclingbase.com (in French)
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