.jpg) Nieve at the 2018 Tour de France. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Nieve Iturralde |
| Nickname | Frosty |
| Born | 26 May 1984 Leitza, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003 | Café Baqué–Labarca 2 amateur |
| 2004–2007 | Caja Rural amateur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | Orbea–Oreka SDA |
| 2009–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2014–2017 | Team Sky[2] |
| 2018–2021 | Mitchelton–Scott[3][4][5] |
| 2022 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA[6][7] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Mikel Nieve Iturralde (born 26 May 1984) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022.
- ^ a b "Mikel Nieve". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Brown, Gregor (1 October 2013). "Sky rescues Nieve while other Euskaltel riders search for jobs". VeloNews. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (1 December 2021). "Mikel Nieve returns to his Spanish roots at Caja Rural". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA". UCI. Retrieved 6 March 2022.