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Julen Goikoetxea
Personal information
Full name	Julen Goikoetxea Garate
Born	18 August 1985; Ondarroa, Spain
Died	6 October 2006 (aged 21); Ondarroa, Spain

Julen Goikoetxea Garate (18 August 1985 – 6 October 2006) was a Basque racing cyclist from Ondarroa.

Goikoetxea started his international career in 2004 as a member of the Alfus Tedes Garbialdi team. In his first two seasons he won five races.^[1] UCI ProTour team Euskaltel–Euskadi acknowledged his talent and contracted him for the 2007 season.^[2] Despite his success as a cyclist, he began to suffer from depression. He tried to kill himself several times before doctors took care of his health.^[2] As a result, he did not cycle any races since May 2006. On 6 October 2006 he committed suicide by jumping off his balcony.^[2]

Major results

2004: 1st Bergara
2005: 1st Ereño; 1st Antzuola; 1st Elgoibar; 1st Zegama

References

^ profile at ciclismoenred.com Ciclismoenred profile Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, ciclismoenred.com (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c Julen Goikoetxea Gárate at Cycling Archives (archived)

External links

Profile at ciclismoenred.com
Julen Goikoetxea at ProCyclingStats

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[1] rofile at ciclismoenred.com Ciclismoenred profile Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, ciclismoenred.com (in Spanish)

[cyclingarchives-2] Julen Goikoetxea Gárate at Cycling Archives (archived)

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