Egoi Martínez

Egoi Martínez de Esteban (born 15 May 1978 in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013.[2] In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is de Esteban.
Egoi Martínez
Martínez at the 2008 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full nameEgoi Martínez de Esteban
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978
Etxarri-Aranatz, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
1999–2000Caja Rural
Professional teams
2001–2005Euskaltel–Euskadi
2006–2007Discovery Channel
2008–2013Euskaltel–Euskadi[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Mountains classification (2009)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2006)

Martínez retired at the end of the 2013 season.[2]

Career achievements

Major results
2003
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2005
4th Grand Prix Miguel Indurain
2006
Vuelta a España
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 11
Combativity Award Stage 4 Tour de France
2008
1st Mountains classification Tour of the Basque Country
9th Overall Vuelta a España
Held after Stages 9–12
Held after Stages 2–3 & 5
Combativity Award Stage 15 Tour de France
2009
1st Mountains classification Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Sprints classification Tour of the Basque Country
1st Mountains classification Tour de France[3]
2nd Klasika Primavera
2010
1st Mountains classification Criterium du Dauphiné

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — — — 22
Tour de France 41 48 41 61 50 44 39 33 17 —
Vuelta a España — 45 12 DNF 9 52 DNF 55 — 30
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "Egoi Martinez faces retirement, says cycling has given far more to him than it has taken away". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. "Results – Tour de France 2009 – Mountain Classification".


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