Orbea (cycling team)
Encyclopedia
Orbea is a Spanish
cycling team
based in Basque Country
. It is one of the Europe
an teams in UCI Continental Tour.
The team functions as the development team of Euskaltel-Euskadi
, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea - Oreka's team manager Alvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano
, the current manager of Euskaltel. Orbea focuses on young riders mainly, of whom the most successful usually make the transfer to the "orange squad".
Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia
. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.
2008
Spain
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cycling team
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
based in Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
. It is one of the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an teams in UCI Continental Tour.
The team functions as the development team of Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either from Basque Country, or at least have grown up in the cycling...
, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea - Oreka's team manager Alvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano
Igor González de Galdeano
Igor González de Galdeano Aranzabal is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer and current team manager of UCI ProTeam...
, the current manager of Euskaltel. Orbea focuses on young riders mainly, of whom the most successful usually make the transfer to the "orange squad".
Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia
Mallabia
Mallabia is an elizate, town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, northern Spain...
. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.
Major wins
- Mountains classification Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
1984 - Felipe Yanez de la Torre - Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
1985 - Pedro DelgadoPedro DelgadoPedro Delgado Robledo , also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989.... - Vuelta al País Vasco 1985 - Pello Ruiz CabestanyPello Ruiz CabestanyPello Ruiz Cabestany is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.- Palmarès :198019841985...
2011 team
Victories
2007- Circuito MontañésCircuito MontañésCircuito Montañés is a cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria, Spain. The editions 1986-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Stage 2 - Xabat Otxotorena Arraras - Circuito MontañésCircuito MontañésCircuito Montañés is a cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria, Spain. The editions 1986-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Stage 7 - Ivan Melero Coco
2008
- Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra, Stage 1a: Pitillas-Pitillas (Team Time TrialTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
)