Gorka Izagirre

Gorka Izagirre

Izagirre in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.
Personal information
Full name	Gorka Izagirre Insausti
Born	(1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 37) Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Cofidis
Disciplines	Road Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2009	Contentpolis–Ampo
2010–2013	Euskaltel–Euskadi[2]
2014–2017	Movistar Team[3]
2018	Bahrain–Merida[4]
2019–2021	Astana[5][6][7]
2022–2023	Movistar Team[8][9]
2024–	Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2017) Vuelta a España 2 TTT stages (2014, 2019) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2018) Gran Trittico Lombardo (2020)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izagirre and the second or maternal family name is Insausti.

Gorka Izagirre Insausti (born 7 October 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.^[10] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Ion Izagirre.^[11]

Career

Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the Movistar Team for the 2014 season,^[3] with Ion leaving for Bahrain–Merida at the beginning of 2017.

Movistar Team (2014–17)

Izagirre won the Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia for the third time in his career in 2014.^[12] His first top 10 in a World Tour stage race came in 2015, when he placed 9th in Paris–Nice.^[13] In 2017, Izagirre finished fourth overall at Paris–Nice,^[14] and won stage 8 in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia.^[15]

Bahrain–Merida (2018)

Izagirre signed with the Bahrain–Merida team for the 2018 season.^[4] He started off the season with 7th overall at Tour Down Under, and then took 3rd place overall at the Tour of Oman.^[16] He was captain of the Bahrain–Merida team together with his brother Ion Izagirre at Paris–Nice. They attacked on the downhill on the last stage and the brothers looked to finish 1st and 2nd but they both crashed in a turn on the downhill section, meaning their bikes tangled together. They lost their advantage and Gorka finished 3rd overall. In late June, Izagirre finished 2nd in the Spanish National Time Trial Championships,^[17] and days later he won the Spanish National Road Race Championships.^[18] Going into the Tour de France, Izagirre was a domestique for team captain Vincenzo Nibali, however Nibali went out of the race on stage 13, meaning Izagirre had the chance to hunt stage wins. He managed to get into the breakaway on stage 16 and finished 2nd on the stage, 15 seconds down on stage winner Julian Alaphilippe.

Astana (2019–21)

In August 2018 it was announced that the Izagirre brothers would join Astana in 2019.^[19] He took two individual victories with the team – the 2019 Tour de la Provence,^[20] and the 2020 Gran Trittico Lombardo.^[21]

Return to Movistar Team

In October 2021, Izagirre signed a two-year contract to return to the Movistar Team, from the 2022 season.^[22]

Major results

Road

Izagirre at the 2018 Tour de France

Source:^[23]

2010 (2 pro wins)

1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg

2011

2nd Trofeo Deia

9th Trofeo Inca

10th Overall Tour du Haut Var

2012 (1)

1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

2013

7th Overall Tour Down Under

2014 (1)

1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

2nd Klasika Primavera

2015

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

8th Overall Tour Down Under

9th Overall Paris–Nice

2016

2nd Klasika Primavera

5th Overall Dubai Tour

2017 (2)

1st Klasika Primavera

1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia

4th Overall Paris–Nice

8th GP Miguel Induráin

2018 (1)

National Road Championships

1st Road race

2nd Time trial

3rd Overall Paris–Nice

3rd Overall Tour of Oman

7th Overall Tour Down Under

Combativity award Stage 13 Vuelta a España

2019 (1)

1st Overall Tour de la Provence

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

4th Clásica de San Sebastián

9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

2020 (1)

1st Gran Trittico Lombardo

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

3rd Time trial

Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España

2022

10th GP Miguel Induráin

2023

9th Overall Tour Down Under

10th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior

10th Vuelta a Murcia

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	28	—	—	—	19	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	66	39	DNF	—	32	DNF	—	24	42	22	—	DNF	37
/ Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	29	53	19	27	—
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Paris–Nice	—	—	54	72	18	12	9	19	4	3	DNF	—	—	29	33
Tirreno–Adriatico	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF	—	—
Volta a Catalunya	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NH	—	—	—
Tour of the Basque Country	DNF	—	—	DNF	52	29	62	DNS	55	41	28		—	30	41
Tour de Romandie	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	22	—		DNF	—	—
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	—	—	—	43	—	19	—	—	—	18	31	—	64	—
Tour de Suisse	—	—	18	22	—	—	—	12	—	32	—	NH	—	—	19

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
DNS	Did not start
NH	Not held

Cyclo-cross

2007–2008

3rd National Under-23 Championships

2019–2020

1st Abadino

3rd National Championships

2021–2022

1st Abadino

References

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2. "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports, S.L. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
4. "New signings for Bahrain-Merida – Transfer Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018. Bahrain-Merida has strengthened its team for 2018 by signing Gorka Izagirre and Matej Mohorič.
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9. "MOVISTAR TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
10. "Cofidis". UCI. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
11. "Spanish sensations confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under". Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
12. "Gorka Izagirre wins Ordiziako Klasika". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
13. "Gorka 9th in unlucky Paris-Nice for Blues". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports S.L. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
14. "Henao wins Paris-Nice as Contador comes up just short". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
15. "Giro d'Italia: Gorka Izagirre wins stage eight amid drama for home riders". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Reuters. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
16. Westemeyer, Susan (18 February 2018). "Lutsenko secures overall victory for Astana at Tour of Oman". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
17. "Castroviejo wins Spanish time trial title in Vall d'Alba". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
18. "Gorka Izagirre takes Spanish road race title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
19. "Izagirre brothers sign for Astana". cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
20. Quénet, Jean-François (17 February 2019). "Gorka Izagirre wins 2019 Tour de La Provence". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
21. Ryan, Barry (3 August 2020). "Gorka Izagirre wins Gran Trittico Lombardo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
22. "Gorka Izagirre completes return 'home' to Movistar following three years with Kazakh team Astana-Premier Tech". Eurosport. Discovery, Inc. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
23. "Gorka Izagirre". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

External links

Media related to Gorka Izagirre at Wikimedia Commons

• Gorka Izagirre at UCI
• Gorka Izagirre at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Gorka Izagirre at ProCyclingStats
• Gorka Izagirre at Cycling Quotient
• Gorka Izagirre at CycleBase