Ion Izagirre

Ion Izagirre
Izagirre in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia.
Personal information
Full nameIon Izagirre Insausti
Born (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)
Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Team information
Current teamCofidis
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2009Seguros Bilbao
2009Orbea (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010Orbea
2011–2013Euskaltel–Euskadi[1]
2014–2016Movistar Team[2]
2017–2018Bahrain–Merida
2019–2021Astana[3][4][5]
2022–Cofidis[6]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2016, 2023)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2020)
1 TTT stage (2019)

Stage races

Tour of the Basque Country (2019)
Tour de Pologne (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2014)
National Time Trial Championships (2016, 2021)
GP Miguel Induráin (2016, 2023)
Medal record
World Championships
Representing Movistar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Richmond Team time trial
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izagirre and the second or maternal family name is Insausti.

Ion Izagirre Insausti[7] (born 4 February 1989) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross rider from the Basque Country, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.[8] He is sometimes referred to as Jon Izaguirre,[9] to retain the correct pronunciation under Castilian orthography.[10]

  1. ^ "Euskaltel to be led by Izaguirre brothers and Astarloza in Santos Tour Down Under". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Ion Izagirre also to ride for Movistar Team". Movistar Team. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ Barclay, Ryan (24 September 2021). "Ion Izagirre signs for Cofidis". Blaze Trends. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Spain's Jon Izagirre wins maiden grand tour stage on day 16 as Joaquim Rodríguez retains lead". The Daily Telegraph. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. ^ "COFIDIS". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "16ª etapa Giro de Italia: Ion Izagirre le da la primera victoria a Euskaltel Euskadi en el Giro 2012" [Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Ion Izagirre gives Euskaltel Euskadi its first victory in the Giro]. Euskaltel–Euskadi (in Spanish). Fundación Euskadi. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Izenak & Abizenak: Basque names & surnames". nabasque.org. North American Basque Organizations. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.