Iván Velasco
Spanish cyclist
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Iván Velasco Murillo (born 7 February 1980 in Mondragón, Basque Country) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer,[2] who competed professionally between 2006 and 2014 for the Orbea, Euskaltel–Euskadi and Caja Rural–Seguros RGA teams.
Velasco at the 2008 Vuelta a España. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Velasco Murillo |
| Born | 7 February 1980 Mondragón, Spain |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002–2003 | Ruta de Europa |
| 2004–2005 | Serbitzu–Kirolgi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Orbea |
| 2007–2012 | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2013–2014 | Caja Rural[1] |
Biography
He was excluded from the 2012 Giro d'Italia for serious misconduct.[3] At the end of the year, Velasco's contract with Euskaltel-Euskadi was not renewed by Igor González de Galdeano, the team manager, because he did not earn enough UCI points to keep his team in the UCI World Tour .[4]
The Spanish runner announced his retirement from sport at the end of the 2014 season.[5]
In 2019, he joined the XDS Astana Team, with the role of developing the team's products.[6]
Major results
- 2012
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 10th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
