Alberto López de Munain
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna |
| Born | 5 December 1972 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1996–2005 | Equipo Euskadi |
Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna (born December 5, 1972) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1996 and ended his professional career in 2005. He rode his entire career for the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.
During the 2005 Giro d'Italia, he suffered a terrible crash on stage two, and was diagnosed with a hydropneumothorax caused by nine broken ribs, a broken left clavicle, a broken shoulder blade and damage to his left shoulder.[1] He did not race professionally afterwards.[2]
Major results
[edit]- 1997
- 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1999
- 6th Subida al Naranco
- 2000
- 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 1
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas
- 2003
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2004
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 77 | — | 98 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
71 | 30 | 129 | 65 | — | 91 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ Trevorrow, John (May 16, 2005). "Lopez De Munain back in Spain". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Alberto López de Munain". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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