Gorka Izagirre

Gorka Izagirre
Izagirre in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.
Personal information
Full nameGorka Izagirre Insausti
Born (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 37)
Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamCofidis
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2009Contentpolis–Ampo
2010–2013Euskaltel–Euskadi[2]
2014–2017Movistar Team[3]
2018Bahrain–Merida[4]
2019–2021Astana[5][6][7]
2022–2023Movistar Team[8][9]
2024–Cofidis
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2017)
Vuelta a España
2 TTT stages (2014, 2019)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2018)
Gran Trittico Lombardo (2020)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izagirre and the second or maternal family name is Insausti.

Gorka Izagirre Insausti (born 7 October 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[10] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Ion Izagirre.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Astana – Pro Team". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports, S.L. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ "New signings for Bahrain-Merida – Transfer Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018. Bahrain-Merida has strengthened its team for 2018 by signing Gorka Izagirre and Matej Mohorič.
  5. ^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Gorka Izagirre rejoins Movistar on a two-year deal". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "MOVISTAR TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Cofidis". UCI. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Spanish sensations confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under". Tour Down Under. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.