Mikel Landa Meana (born 13 December 1989) is a Spanish

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professional

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who rides for

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. His career breakthrough came at the

2015 Giro d'Italia The 2015 Giro d'Italia () was a three-week Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in May 2015. It was the 98th running of the Giro d'Italia and took place principally in Italy, although some stages visited France ...

where he won two stages and finished third overall.

Career

Early career

Landa was born in

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, in the Basque Country in northern Spain. Like many Basque cyclists he began his career at the development team, in 2009, before graduating to the professional team in 2011. After three years with the squad, Landa left the team at the end of the 2013 season – due to its disestablishment – to join . In 2018, as president of the Euskadi Cycling Foundation, a new UCI Continental squad was established, with expectations of returning to the top races.

Astana (2014–2015)

Landa won a stage of the

2014 Giro del Trentino The 2014 Giro del Trentino is the 38th edition of the Giro del Trentino cycling stage race. It started on 22 April in Riva del Garda and ended on 25 April on the top of Monte Bondone. The race consisted of four stages; it started with a team time ...

before riding the

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as one of

Fabio Aru Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the , and squads. He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing ability, which m ...

's mountain domestiques. He helped Aru to finish third overall.

2015 season

In 2015, Landa attacked from a breakaway on the final climb of the day to win the fifth stage of his home race, the

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...

. Landa rode the

, again initially as a domestique for Aru. On Stage 8, the second mountain top finish of the race to Campitello Matese, Landa finished second after following an attack by Aru, and then unsuccessfully chasing after leader

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() in an attempt to win the stage. By doing so Landa rose to fifth place overall, 42 seconds down on leader

Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice (2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta ...

(). Landa rose to third overall on Stage 10, when

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() was given a time penalty for accepting a wheel change from rider Simon Clarke. On Stage 14, a individual time trial, Landa was caught on the road by Contador, losing over three minutes to him, and dropped to seventh overall, 4 minutes 55 seconds back. However, the next day, Landa won the mountainous Stage 15 after attacking Contador on the final climb to

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, and proving stronger than Aru, who he finished six seconds ahead of. Stage 16 was the queen stage of the race with five Italian Alpine peaks, including the

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, the

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and a mountain finish to

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. On the first of two climbs to Aprica, Contador suffered a mechanical problem, after which and immediately pressed on the pace at the front, sparking a bit of controversy over respect and fair play. After a long chase Contador eventually caught up with Landa, Aru and

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() on the Mortirolo after being 52 seconds down at the start of the climb. Contador then counter-attacked, with Landa proving stronger than Aru, who was unable to follow the move. Landa rode away on the final ascent to Aprica, winning his second stage in a row by 38 seconds over Kruijswijk and Contador. Aru finished 2 minutes and 51 seconds behind, and thus Landa moved ahead of his teammate to second overall. However, on Stage 19 it was Aru who proved the stronger of the two, attacking on the final climb to

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and taking 1 minute and 18 seconds on Contador and Landa, who did not respond to his move. On Stage 20, the last mountain stage, Landa attacked on the

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, taking the

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for crossing the highest point of the race in the lead as he crossed the summit with

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(), a minute ahead of Aru and a minute and a half ahead of Contador. However, Landa waited for Aru on the descent, and the pair were unable to take sufficient time from Contador on the remainder of the stage, before Aru attacked on the final climb to

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to win the stage. Although Contador lost two and a half minutes, he kept the maglia rosa with a lead of 2' 02" over Aru to win the Giro, with Landa finishing third overall 3 minutes 14 seconds back. Landa rode the

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 ...

again in support of Aru, after Astana's other leader

Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali (; born 14 November 1984) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. He is one of seven cyclists who have won all three of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours i ...

was disqualified on the second stage for holding onto a team car. Landa won the mountainous stage 11 from

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to Cortals d'Encamp from the breakaway, ignoring team orders to drop back and assist Aru. However, Landa did work for Aru during the rest of the race as Aru traded the race lead with

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(), and played a key role in the decisive move on stage 20 when he and Aru dropped Dumoulin on the penultimate climb before being joined by teammates from the breakaway to ride away from Dumoulin, who lost over three minutes and thus the Vuelta to Aru.

Team Sky (2016–2017)

In September 2015 Landa confirmed that he would join for the 2016 season.

2016 season

After missing several early season races through illness, Landa made his first appearance for at the

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, finishing 11th overall. Landa then rode his home race, the

, where he won the second stage to take the race lead. Landa led at the

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. In 2015, th ...

in his last warm up race before the

. He won Stage 2 to take the race lead, and successfully defended it on the following two stages despite attacks from Astana duo

Tanel Kangert Tanel Kangert (born 11 March 1987) is an Estonian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022. Early life Kangert was born in Vändra, Estonia. He attended kindergarten alongside fellow Estonian cyclist Rein Taara ...

and

Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Before turning professional for , he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale–Vredestein, winning the Und ...

to take overall victory by a single second over Kangert. Landa abandoned the Giro d'Italia part-way through Stage 10 after being hampered by illness overnight and being diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis. This came just a day after he had impressed in the Stage 9 individual time trial, after which he was sitting in 8th place overall. Landa was named in the start list for the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

. He helped

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win the race for a third time by acting as a mountain domestique.

2017 season

In January 2017 it was announced that Landa would share leadership with

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at the

. However, on stage 9, as the peloton approached the final climb of the day to Blockhaus,

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of collided with a stationary police motorcycle, that caused him to swerve to his right into the Sky riders, which resulted in Landa and the majority of his team mates being brought down. Landa was able to remount and continue, but he finished almost 27 minutes down on the stage winner,

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. With his hopes of a high overall finish in the race over, Landa rode aggressively in several breakaways in the mountains. He finished third on Stage 14 and won his second

on Stage 16, beating

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() to the summit of the

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. Later in the stage he was in the breakaway group at the front of the race and with about to go in the stage he dropped his breakaway companions Jan Hirt and

. He was caught by

on the descent from the final climb and the two remained clear to the finish in

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; Nibali out-sprinted Landa for the stage victory, but Landa took the lead of the

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. Landa finished second again on stage 18, losing by a bike length to

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, but won the following stage to the ski resort of

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, securing an unassailable lead in the mountains classification. Landa was named in the start list for the

, initially as a mountain domestique for

. On Stage 12 which finished with a short steep climb to

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, Landa finished fourth, five seconds behind stage winner

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whilst Froome came seventh, 22 seconds down on Bardet. On Stage 13, Landa was part of a four man breakaway with

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, Quintana and

. Barguil won the stage, with the quartet finishing 1:39 ahead of the other overall contenders. On Stage 15, Froome suffered a broken

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on the Peyra Taillade climb, but with some assistance from Landa and other teammates, he was able to chase back up to the group before the summit. Landa ultimately placed fourth behind Froome,

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and Bardet, finishing just 1 second behind Bardet in third. On 29 July, one week after the end of the Tour de France, Landa placed fifth in a five-rider group sprint in the

Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...

, which was won by teammate

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. The following week, Landa took overall victory at the

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...

, as well as winning two stages and the points and mountains classifications.

Movistar Team (2018–2019)

On 15 August 2017, it was announced that Landa had signed with for a two-year contract, commencing in 2018. Landa took his first victory of 2018 on Stage 4 of

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

, after attacking on the mountain top finish at Sarnano Sassotetto. During the 2019 season he earned top 10 finishes in

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and the

, while also finishing fourth overall at the

– losing a podium placing by eight seconds to

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, following the final stage

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– and sixth overall at the

Bahrain–McLaren (2020–2023)

In August 2019, Landa confirmed that he had signed with the team, later renamed as , for the 2020 season. In his opening race of the 2020 season, Landa finished third overall at February's

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 ...

, prior to the

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-enforced stoppage of racing. After finishing second overall at the

, Landa was 's team leader at the

. Having entered the top ten overall following stage 9, Landa moved up the general classification in the final week of the race. Attacking late on mountain stages and being assisted in the mountains by

Damiano Caruso Damiano Caruso (born 12 October 1987) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A stage winner at both the 2021 Giro d'Italia and the 2021 Vuelta a España, Caruso was also the 2008 under-23 Italian national ...

he eventually finished fourth-place finish. Landa started his 2021 season – with the renamed – with a trio of Italian races, including

, where he finished third overall. He again finished in the top ten overall at the

, ahead of the

. On stage 5, Landa was involved in a crash within the final . Another rider hit a race marshall at a traffic island and caused the incident which forced him to abandon the race after being diagnosed with fractures to his left

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and multiple

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s. He started off 2022 showing good form, taking the final podium spot in

. He entered the

2022 Giro d'Italia The 2022 Giro d'Italia was the 105th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a three-week Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour cycling stage race. The race started on 6 May in Budapest, Hungary, and finished on 29 May in Verona, Italy. The race was won by Ja ...

with intentions of a high place in the general classification. Midway through the second week he had the requisite first week luck and was in a top 10 position within +0:30 of the lead, fighting with Carapaz, Almeida,

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and Nibali for the win. On stage 17 Landa launched the final attack of the stage among the GC riders. Almeida and Nibali were both dropped by over a minute as Landa lost a few seconds to Hindley and Carapaz at the end of the stage. On stage 20 the race was decided on the final high mountain, the Passo Fedaia. Landa was able to gain about thirty seconds over Carapaz but Hindley dropped them both and essentially won the Giro. Going into the final ITT Landa's place on the podium was secured as the 4th place rider, Nibali, was more than +5:00 behind him.

Soudal QuickStep

In August 2023, Landa signed with Soudal–QuickStep beginning in 2024. Soudal signed him to boost Remco Evenepoel’s bid in the

. Landa rode in the

2024 Tour de France The 2024 Tour de France was the 111th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Florence, Italy, on 29 June, and finished in Nice, France, on 21 July. The race did not finish in (or near) Paris for the first time since its inception, owing to ...

, where he finished fifth overall.

Major results

;2010 : 5th Overall

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...

: 10th Overall

Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l'Isard is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 2.2U event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

;2011 (1 pro win) :

::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 5 ;2012 : 2nd

GP Miguel Induráin The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...

: 7th Overall

Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid is a stage road bicycle race held annually in and around Madrid, Spain. Between 2005 and 2012, the race was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2013 the event was organised as a single-day race, for ...

: 7th

Vuelta a La Rioja The Vuelta a La Rioja () is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. From 2005 to 2008, it was a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were int ...

;2013 : 2nd Overall

Vuelta a Asturias Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI ...

::1st Points classification : 2nd

: 6th Overall

: 6th

;2014 (1) : 10th Overall

::1st Stage 4 ;2015 (4) :

::1st Stage 11 :: Combativity award Stage 11 : 1st Stage 5

: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT)

: 2nd Overall

: 3rd Overall

::1st Azzurri d'Italia classification ::1st Stages 15 & 16 ;2016 (3) : 1st Overall

::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Stage 2

;2017 (4) : 1st Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 1 & 3 :

::1st

Mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...

::1st Stage 19 : 2nd

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, National Road Championships : 4th Overall

: 5th Overall

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

: 5th

: 6th Overall

;2018 (1) : 2nd Overall

: 6th Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 6th Overall

: 7th Overall

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, ...

Stage 19 ;2019 (1) : 4th Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall

: 6th Overall

Stage 15 : 7th Overall

: 7th

;2020 : 2nd Overall

::1st Points classification : 3rd Overall

: 4th Overall

;2021 (1) : 1st Overall

: 3rd Overall

: 3rd

GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. After 2005, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, the race joined the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the ...

: 6th

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

: 8th Overall

;2022 : 3rd Overall

: 3rd Overall

: 3rd

Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...

: Combativity award Stage 8

;2023 : 2nd Overall

: 2nd Overall

: 3rd

La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Wallonia, Belgium. It is part of the UCI World Tour. The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is ...

: 5th Overall

:: Combativity award Stage 6 : 5th Overall

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

: 7th Overall

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (; or Tour of Valencia) is a road cycling stage race held in the Valencian Community (''Comunitat Valenciana''), Spain. Its position in the cycling calendar means it is often used as preparation for the sprin ...

;2024 : 2nd Overall

: 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Overall

: 8th Overall

: 10th Overall

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...

;2025 : 4th Overall

: 7th Overall

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Mikel Landa profile
at {{DEFAULTSORT:Landa, Mikel 1989 births Cyclists from Álava Living people Spanish Giro d'Italia stage winners Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Spanish male cyclists 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Basque sportspeople