Markel Irizar Aranburu (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the , and teams. During his professional career, Irizar took two victories – a stage win at the 2010

Tour du Poitou-Charentes Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a road bicycle race held annually in the former region of Poitou-Charentes (now Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France. It was first held in 1987 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI E ...

and the general classification at the 2011 Vuelta a Andalucía. Following his retirement from riding in August 2019, Irizar has worked as a

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for both the men's and

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Lidl–Trek WorldTeams, and from 2024, works as the general manager for the Lidl–Trek Development Team.

Personal life

Born in

Oñati Oñati (, ) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It has a population of approximately 10,500 and lies in a valley in the center of the Basque country. It lies abo ...

, Basque Country, Irizar resided in Arrasate, Basque Country, Spain, as of 2014. Irizar was diagnosed and treated for

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in 2002.

Major results

Source: ;2009 : 1st Jersey white

Mountains classification,

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ...

;2010 : 5th Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 5th

Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was origi ...

;2011 : 1st Jersey red

Overall

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...

: 10th

;2012 : 9th Overall

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;2017 :

Combativity award Stage 2

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Markel Irizar: Cycling Base
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Markel Irizar: Trek Factory Racing
Spanish male cyclists 1980 births Living people People from Oñati Cyclists from Gipuzkoa 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1980s-stub