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Haimar Zubeldia
2026-11-15 11:22:34 · Cedar Herald Index
Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born 1 April 1977) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist from the Basque Country, who competed professionally between 1998 and 2017 for the , , and teams. During his career, Zubeldia recorded five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France, and one in the Vuelta a España.
Biography
Born and raised in Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Zubeldia currently resides in the neighboring village of Zarautz. His younger brother Joseba Zubeldia also competed as a professional racing cyclist.
At the age of twenty-one, Zubeldia turned professional with in 1998. In 2000, he won the Euskal Bizikleta, and finished second overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. After his win in 2000 in the Euskal Bizikleta, it took him ten years to win again, when he won the Tour de l'Ain.
In 2014, Zubeldia became the Spanish rider with the most starts in the Tour de France, a record previously held by two long-term-servants of what is now the , 5-time-winner Miguel Induráin, and José Vicente García. In his career, Zubeldia started 29 Grand Tours – 16 at the Tour de France, 12 at the Vuelta a España and 1 at the Giro d'Italia – finishing 26.
Major results
Sources:
1998
10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1999
6th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2000
1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
9th Paris–Camembert
10th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
10th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
10th Overall Vuelta a España
2001
7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2002
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Young rider classification
9th Paris–Camembert
2003
3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
3rd Subida a Urkiola
4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
5th Overall Tour de France
10th LuK Challenge Chrono
2004
3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
7th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
2005
7th Clásica de San Sebastián
2006
8th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
2007
4th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
8th Gran Premio de Llodio
2008
5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
9th Clásica de San Sebastián
10th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
9th Trofeo Sóller
2009
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2010
1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Prologue
4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
4th Clásica de San Sebastián
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
2011
7th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2012
6th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
10th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
2014
7th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th Overall Tour de France
2015
6th Overall Tour of California
2017
10th Overall Tour of California
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
RadioShack-Leopard: Haimar Zubeldia
Cycling Base: Haimar Zubeldia
1977 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
People from Usurbil
Cyclists from Gipuzkoa