IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: ORMAIZTEGUI

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's Road Race	23

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

UCI Road World Championships

Year	Location	Road Race	Individual Time Trial	Team Time Trial
2019	Harrogate, GBR	9	-	-
2017	Bergen, NOR	107	27	6
2012	Valkenburg, NED	-	-	16

Tour de France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
22	Men's Individual	2020	Paris, FRA
24	Men's Individual	2018	Paris, FRA
32	Men's Individual	2015	Paris, FRA
39	Men's Individual	2012	Paris, FRA
42	Men's Individual	2019	Paris, FRA
66	Men's Individual	2011	Paris, FRA

Giro d'Italia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Men's Individual	2021	Milan, ITA
28	Men's Individual	2017	Milan, ITA
83	Men's Individual	2014	Trieste, ITA

Vuelta a Espanya

Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Men's Individual	2020	Madrid, ESP
29	Men's Individual	2018	Madrid, ESP
37	Men's Individual	2014	Santiago de Compostela, ESP
53	Men's Individual	2019	Madrid, ESP

Ten best WorldTour performances in career

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
3	2018	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Nice, FRA
4	2019	Road Race	Clasica San Sebastian	San Sebastian, ESP
4	2017	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Nice, FRA
7	2018	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
7	2013	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
8	2015	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS
9	2015	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Col d'Eze, FRA
12	2016	Men's Individual	Tour de Suisse	Davos, SUI
12	2014	Men's Individual	Paris - Nice	Nice, FRA
12	2011	Men's Individual	Tour Down Under	Adelaide, SA, AUS

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Basque, Spanish

Astana - Premier Tech [Kazakhstan] since 2019

Sporting relatives:

His father Jose Ramon Izagirre competed in cyclo cross and won the Spanish national championships in 1991 and 1992. His brother Ion competes in professional road cycling and has won stages in all three Grand Tours. He has been selected to represent Spain at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rfec.com, 15 Jul 2021; noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, 30 Dec 2019)

Other sports:

He represented Spain in cyclo cross at the 2008 U23 World Championships in Treviso, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2021; noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, 30 Dec 2019)

Turned professional in 2009

He took up the sport at age 11. (ciclo21.com, 17 Mar 2018)

He was introduced to the sport by his father, who was a cyclo cross rider. (noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, 30 Dec 2019)

Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain. (ciclo21.com, 17 Mar 2018)

General Interest

General
BROTHERS
His brother Ion has competed in professional road cycling. They were both signed to the Astana - Premier Tech team on the World Tour for the 2021 season. "We train together every day. Since we were born, we have lived in the same city. We share the same group of friends as we are only two years apart." (rfec.com, 15 Jul 2021; ciclo21.com, 17 Mar 2018)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Gorka-Izagirre-219814784805031/
https://instagram.com/gorkaizagirre87/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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