Pablo Urtasun
 Urtasun at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Urtasun Pérez |
| Born | (1980-03-29) 29 March 1980Urdiain, Spain |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Equipo Kern Pharma |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| 2003 | Team CSC(stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Kaiku |
| 2007–2008 | Liberty Seguros Continental |
| 2009–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2014 | PinoRoad |
| 2015 | Team Ukyo |
| 2016 | Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour |
| Managerial team | |
| 2020– | Equipo Kern Pharma |
Pablo Urtasun Pérez (born 29 March 1980) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental teamEquipo Kern Pharma.[1]
Career
Urtasun was born in Urdiain, Navarre. In 2013, Urtasun earned his team's first victory of the season by outsprinting his rivals in the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León.[2]
Urtasun joined the PinoRoad squad for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel–Euskadi[3] – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[4] For the 2015 season, he joined the Japanese UCI Continental team Team Ukyo.[5]
After retiring, Urtasun became a directeur sportif for UCI Continental teamEquipo Kern Pharma in 2020, during their first season of competition.
Major results
- 2004
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo
- 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2008
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2009
- 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2010
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
- 2012
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain
- 2nd Vuelta a La Rioja
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2013
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 1
Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France | — | 148 | 134 | — |
 Vuelta a España | 100 | — | — | 122 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^"Equipo Kern Pharma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^Peter Hymas (12 April 2013). "Urtasun wins opening stage at Vuelta a Castilla y Leon". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^"Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^"Oroz, Urtasun join new pro team in Chile". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^"Pablo Urtasun correrá en 2015 en el Team Ukyo continental japonés". Deia. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Pablo Urtasun at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Profile on team site
- Pablo Urtasun at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Pablo Urtasun at ProCyclingStats
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