Joseba Beloki
Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro ( born August 12, 1973 in Lazkao, Basque Country, Spain ) is a former Spanish cyclist.
He began his professional career in 1998 in the Basque Euskadi team. In 2000, he got a contract with Festina and drove to 3rd place in the Tour de France. Since then, he was one of the best riders round the world and was wearing the jersey of ONCE again Third (2001 ) and even second once (2002) of the Tour de France. He was also third in the 2002 Vuelta a España and won the 2001 Tour of Catalonia.
On the 9th stage of the Tour de France 2003 Beloki slipped on a descent on a to have heated tar spots and broke her hip. Then he fell into a big dip in form and changed hands several times without success the team. Recovers Beloki has evolved from the fall until today. From 2005 he drove for the Spanish team Liberty Seguros, whose athletic director Manolo Saiz was arrested in May 2006 due to the acquisition of drugs. The sponsor Liberty jumped from then, the team has been closed. As part of the doping scandal of 2006, he was expelled a day before the start of the Tour de France. Then Beloki has ended his active career.
Palmarčs
- A stage of Tour de Romandie
- A stage and overall winner Asturias Tour
- Third overall Tour de France
- Three stages and the overall winner Tour of Catalonia
- Third overall Tour de France
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- A stage Euskal Bizikleta
- Second overall in the Tour de France
- Third overall Vuelta
- A stage and overall winner Clasica Alcobendas
- A stage Euskal Bizikleta