Pablo Urtasun

Spanish cyclist
  • Rider (retired)
  • Directeur sportif
Rider typeSprinterAmateur team2003Team CSC (stagiaire) Professional teams2005–2006Kaiku2007–2008Liberty Seguros Continental2009–2013Euskaltel–Euskadi2014PinoRoad2015Team Ukyo2016Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour Managerial team2020–Equipo Kern Pharma

Pablo Urtasun Pérez (born 29 March 1980) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Equipo Kern Pharma.[1]

Career

Urtasun was born in Urdiain, Navarre. In 2013, Urtasun earned his team's first victory of the season by outsprinting his rivals in the first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León.[2]

Urtasun joined the PinoRoad squad for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel–Euskadi[3] – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[4] For the 2015 season, he joined the Japanese UCI Continental team Team Ukyo.[5]

After retiring, Urtasun became a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Equipo Kern Pharma in 2020, during their first season of competition.

Major results

2004
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
2006
1st Stage 1 Volta ao Alentejo
2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
2007
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
2008
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
5th Gran Premio de Llodio
2009
3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2010
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
2012
1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain
2nd Vuelta a La Rioja
3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
2013
2nd Klasika Primavera
4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stage 1
Combativity award Stage 6 Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 148 134
A red jersey Vuelta a España 100 122
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Equipo Kern Pharma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Peter Hymas (12 April 2013). "Urtasun wins opening stage at Vuelta a Castilla y Leon". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Oroz, Urtasun join new pro team in Chile". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Pablo Urtasun correrá en 2015 en el Team Ukyo continental japonés". Deia. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

External links

Media related to Pablo Urtasun at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website
  • Profile on team site
  • Pablo Urtasun at Cycling Archives
  • Pablo Urtasun at ProCyclingStats


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