Markel Irizar

{{short description|Spanish road bicycle racer}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Markel Irizar | image = Markel Irizar - TdF 2023 Stage 1 Bilbao-Bilbao (cropped).jpg | caption = Irizar at the [[2023 Tour de France]] | fullname = Markel Irizar Aranburu | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|2|5}} | birth_place = [[Oñati]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], Spain | height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{ubl|{{UCI team code|TFS men}} ''(men)''|{{UCI team code|TFS women}} ''(women)''|Lidl–Trek Development Team}} | discipline = Road | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[[Directeur sportif]]|General manager}} | ridertype = All-rounder | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2004–2009 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|EUS|2004}} | proyears2 = 2010–2011 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}} | proyears3 = 2012–2019 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/12/news/radioshack-nissan-trek-announces-lineup-for-2012_199256|title=RadioShack-Nissan-Trek announces lineup for 2012|date=5 December 2011|accessdate=17 January 2012|work=[[VeloNews]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|publisher=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]|date=27 December 2018|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> | manageyears1 = 2020– | manageteam1 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|TFS men|2020}} ''(men; directeur sportif)''}} | manageyears2 = 2020– | manageteam2 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|TFS women|2020}} ''(women; directeur sportif)''}} | manageyears3 = 2024– | manageteam3 = {{allow wrap|Lidl–Trek Development Team ''(general manager)''}} | majorwins = }} {{family name hatnote|Irizar|Aranburu|lang=Spanish}} '''Markel Irizar Aranburu''' (born 5 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional [[road racing cyclist]], who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the {{UCI team code|EUS|2009}}, {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}} and {{UCI team code|TFS|2019}} teams.<ref name="Retirement">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/irizar-to-end-pro-career-after-clasica-san-sebastian/|title=Irizar to end pro career after Clásica de San Sebastián|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=19 February 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref> During his professional career, Irizar took two victories – a stage win at the 2010 [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] and the general classification at the [[2011 Vuelta a Andalucía]].

Following his retirement from riding in August 2019,<ref name="Retirement"/> Irizar has worked as a [[directeur sportif]] for both the [[Lidl–Trek (men's team)|men's]] and [[Lidl–Trek (women's team)|women's]] Lidl–Trek WorldTeams,<ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Witts|url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/trek-segafredo-winter-training-camp|title=Mixed fortunes: Inside Trek-Segafredo's winter training camp|work=[[Cyclist (magazine)|Cyclist]]|publisher=[[Metropolis Group]]|date=8 March 2023|accessdate=3 January 2024}}</ref> and from 2024, works as the general manager for the Lidl–Trek Development Team.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lidl-trek-complete-new-14-rider-development-team-for-2024/|title=Lidl-Trek complete new 14-rider development team for 2024|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=21 October 2023|accessdate=3 January 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== Born in [[Oñati]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], Irizar resided in [[Mondragón|Arrasate]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], Spain, as of 2014.<ref name="profile">{{cite news|url=http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/team/riders/markel-irizar|title=Irizar at Trek Factory Racing|date=10 January 2014|accessdate=12 January 2014|work={{UCI team code|RLT}}|publisher=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]}}</ref> Irizar was diagnosed and treated for [[testicular cancer]] in 2002.<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/irizar-celebrates-10-years-clear-from-cancer|title=Irizar celebrates 10 years clear from cancer|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|location=Bath, England|date=13 November 2012|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7519/Ruta-del-Sol-Hivert-wins-second-stage-RadioShacks-Irizar-takes-control-of-the-overall.aspx|title=Ruta del Sol: Hivert wins second stage, RadioShack's Irizar takes control of the overall|work=VeloNation|date=21 February 2011|accessdate=8 January 2014|author=Bjorn Haake}}</ref>

==Major results== Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=314|title=Markel Irizar|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=3 January 2024}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=50em}} ;2009 : 1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Mountains classification, [[2009 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] ;2010 : 5th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] ::1st Stage 4 : 5th [[2010 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] ;2011 : 1st [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px]] Overall [[2011 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]] : 10th [[2011 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] ;2012 : 9th Overall [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]] ;2017 : [[File:Jersey green number.svg|20px]] Combativity award Stage 2 [[2017 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] |— |[[2006 Giro d'Italia|90]] |[[2007 Giro d'Italia|68]] |[[2008 Giro d'Italia|74]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |[[2018 Giro d'Italia|134]] |[[2019 Giro d'Italia|136]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |[[2011 Tour de France|83]] |— |[[2013 Tour de France|103]] |[[2014 Tour de France|63]] |[[2015 Tour de France|93]] |[[2016 Tour de France|120]] |[[2017 Tour de France|135]] |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" | style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|[[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=General classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=gold jersey]] [[Vuelta a España]] |[[2005 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |[[2006 Vuelta a España|94]] |— |— |[[2009 Vuelta a España|114]] |— |[[2011 Vuelta a España|96]] |[[2012 Vuelta a España|93]] |[[2013 Vuelta a España|86]] |— |[[2015 Vuelta a España|89]] |[[2016 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |[[2017 Vuelta a España|119]] |[[2018 Vuelta a España|130]] |— |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [[Did not finish]] |}

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== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{official website}} * {{cycling Archives}} * [http://www.cyclingbase.com/Markel-Irizar-Arranburu.html Markel Irizar: Cycling Base] * {{CQ ranking}} * [http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/team/riders/markel-irizar Markel Irizar: Trek Factory Racing]

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