Amets Txurruka

Amets Txurruka
Txurruka at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameAmets Txurruka Ansola
Born (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42)
Etxebarria, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Puncheur
Professional teams
2006Barloworld
2007–2012Euskaltel–Euskadi
2013–2015Caja Rural[1]
2016Orica–GreenEDGE[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Overall Combativity award (2007)

Stage races

Vuelta a Asturias (2013)
Tour du Gévaudan (2014)

Amets Txurruka Ansola (born 10 November 1982) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the Barloworld, Euskaltel–Euskadi, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA and Orica–BikeExchange teams.

  1. ^ "Arroyo, Txurruka y Velasco destacan "el ambiente familiar" de Caja Rural y su "ilusión" por 2013" [Arroyo, Txurruka and Velasco emphasize "family atmosphere" of Caja Rural and its "enthusiasm" for 2013]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Orica-GreenEdge confirm arrival of Amets Txurruka". 7 August 2015.