Unai Etxebarria Arana (born November 21, 1972) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

n retired

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2007, entirely for the team. He is of Basque heritage, hence his ability to ride for Euskaltel. He is not related to former teammate

David Etxebarria David Etxebarria Alkorta (born 23 July 1973 in Abadiño, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Major results ;1996 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir : 1st GP Llodio ;1998 : 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice ;1999 : 1st Ove ...

.Etxebarria gets Vuelta win in Burgos
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Major results

;1998 :

Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span. History The competition started in 1927, alt ...

::1st Stages 7 & 12 ;2000 : 1st GP Primavera : 1st Stage 1

Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan language, Catalan) was a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour ...

;2001 : 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;2002 : 2nd

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 ...

;2003 : 1st Stage 4

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 ...

: 4th

;2004 : 1st

GP Llodio Gran Premio Internacional de Llodio (also known as Clásica de Álava) is a Spanish professional cycle road race that was held in Llodio, Basque Country, between 1949 and 2011. From 2005 to 2011, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI ...

: 1st

Trofeo Calvià The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca (, ) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory ...

;2006 : 1st Mountains classification

Euskal Bizikleta Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...

;2007 : 1st

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* * Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Caracas Olympic cyclists for Venezuela Venezuelan male cyclists Venezuelan people of Basque descent Venezuelan Vuelta a España stage winners 1972 births Living people 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-cycling-bio-stub