| Zubeldia signing in for stage 8 at the 2007 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1977 |
| Country | |
| Height | 1. The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from July 7 to July 29 2007 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-Rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1998– | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| Major wins | |
| Euskal Bizikleta (2000) Dauphiné Libéré (2002) - Young Rider Competition |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| September 3, 2007 | |
Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born April 1, 1977 in Usurbil, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rides for Euskaltel-Euskadi team on the UCI ProTour. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Usurbil is a town and region located in the province of Guipúzcoa in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, in the North of The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI Team Code EUS) is a professional Road bicycle racing team The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union ( UCI)
Zubeldia turned professional in 1998. He is one of the most consistent riders on the UCI ProTour especially in the Grand Tours and stage races. In Road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races Tour de France He is one of the consistent climbers in the world and is also a useful time-trialist.
First success was in 2000, when he finished 2nd in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in overall classification and winning the Young Rider competition. The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is an annual Cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first He finished 4th in the same race in 2002.
In the Tour de France, Zubeldia's highest overall placing is 5th in 2003 and again in 2007. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France The 2003 Tour de France started and ended in Paris. Lasting from July 5 to July 27 the race covered 3350 km (2081 The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from July 7 to July 29 2007 In the 2003 Tour, he had some great finishes against Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich in the mountains and time-trial. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. After this strong performance he backed it up with a 15th and 8th in the Tour de France in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Zubeldia has also performed very well in the Vuelta a España finishing 10th twice in 2000 and 2002. The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours
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| NAME | Zubeldia, Haimar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zubeldia Agirre, Haimar |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977-04-01 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Usurbil, Basque Country (autonomous community), Spain |
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