BELLEY, France- Veteran Spaniard Haimar Zubeldia secured the slimmest of overall victories in the Tour de l'Ain on Saturday following a close-run fourth and final stage won by Dutchman Wouter Poels. Poels, of the Vacansoleil team, beat Frenchman David Moncoutie (Cofidis) to victory in the 126.1km between Culoz and Belley and which included the ascent of the Col du Grand Colombier. … [Read more...]
Zubeldia Takes Tour de l’Ain Prologue
August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
AMBERIEU-EN-BUGEY, France - Spanish rider Haimar Zubeldia won the opening time trial prologue of the Tour de l'Ain on Tuesday. The Radioshack rider completed the three kilometres course at Amberieu-en-Bugey 0.09 seconds ahead of 19-year-old Dutchman Yilco Kelderman of Rabobank. France's Laurent Mangel (Saursogasun) was squeezed into third another 0.22 seconds back. The 33-year-old … [Read more...]
Zubeldia Will Not Start At Tour For RadioShack
June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Spaniard Haimar Zubeldia will not be at the Tour de France (July 3-25 ) with the RadioShack team of Lance Armstrong, due to a fracture of the radius his team announced Friday. The rider had fallen on the first stage of the Dauphine, June 7, and had fractured the radius but remained hopeful of his chances of participating in the Tour de France. Zubeldia had to resign himself to the idea … [Read more...]
Zubeldia Not Out Of Tour Yet, Says RadioShack
June 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team insisted on Wednesday that experienced Spanish campaigner Haimar Zubeldia has not yet been ruled out of next month's Tour de France. Zubeldia crashed out of the Dauphine Criterium, a key warm-up event for the Tour, on Monday's opening stage after crashing and fracturing a bone in his wrist. It was considered a blow to RadioShack, especially as Zubeldia … [Read more...]
Wrist Fracture For Haimar Zubeldia
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Haimar Zubeldia's Tour de France campaign for Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team is under threat after the Spaniard suffered a fracture in a crash on Monday. Zubeldia was one of several riders to crash on the first stage of the Dauphine Criterium, a key warm-up stage race for next month's Tour de France, and has now been ruled out of this week's race. RadioShack also said the … [Read more...]
Astana Names Their Six-Man Pre-Selection For Tour de France
June 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Astana on Friday named six of the nine riders who will battle for overall and stage glory in next month's Tour de France, where Alberto Contador of Spain will start as the yellow jersey favorite. Contador, the 2007 champion, will be joined in Astana's team by seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, Andreas Kloden, Levi Leipheimer, Yaroslav Popovych and Haimar Zubeldia. The remaining three … [Read more...]
Haimar Zubeldia Signs with Astana Cycling Team
August 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Haimar Zubeldia Agirre, a three-time top ten Tour de France finisher, has signed a two-year agreement with the Astana Cycling Team. Starting in January 2009, the Spanish cyclist will join Johan Bruyneel’s team, which already includes top Grand Tour riders Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden. Zubeldia (Usurbil - April 4th, 1977), a professional since 1998, has spent his … [Read more...]