José Luis Arrieta
José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (born 15 June 1971, in San Sebastián) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He is now a sporting director for Movistar Team, the same franchise for which he rode earlier in his career when it was known as Banesto.
 Arrieta at the 2008 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Arrieta Lujambio |
| Born | 15 June 1971 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Sporting director |
| Professional teams | |
| 1993–2005 | Banesto |
| 2006–2010 | AG2R Prévoyance |
| Managerial team | |
| 2011– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Indurain. L'Équipe said of him:
"He no longer counts the hours, the years, spent with his nose in the wind trying to protect his leader for as long as possible."[1]
Arrieta said:
When you have the chance to start your career in so big a team and at the side of a champion as great as Indurain, you grow in the service of sacrifice. I don't complain. To the contrary, I had the chance to live some wonderful moments. When Indurain won, or another rider for whom we had decided to work, it was a victory for all the team men as well."[1]
Career achievements
Major results
- 1989
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1991
- 3rd Overall Circuito Montañes
- 1st Stage 6
- 1993
- 9th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1997
- 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1998
- 6th Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra
- 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 2000
- 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2002
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Asturias
- 1st Metas Volantes classification Grande Prémio Internacional de Ciclismo MR Cortez-Mitsubishi
- 2003
- 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León (TTT)
- 2005
- 4th Clasica a los Puertos
- 2006
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
105 | 49 | 64 | — | — | — | 34 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | 32 | 75 | DNF | 46 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 27 | 52 | 71 | 78 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | 106 | 28 | — | 44 | 59 | 55 | 81 | DNF |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- L'Équipe, 7 July 2007
External links
- Profile at AG2R Prévoyance website
- José Luis Arrieta at Trap-Friis.dk
- L'Equipe rider profile
- José Luis Arrieta at ProCyclingStats