Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro ( Spanish: Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro ; born August 12, 1973) is a former professional Spanish road racing cyclist .
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| Full name | Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro | ||
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| Citizenship |  Spain | ||
| Date of Birth | August 12, 1973 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of Birth | Gipuzkoa | ||
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| Specialization | mining specialist / sharer | ||
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| Major victories | |||
| Vuelta of Catalonia (2001) | |||
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Biography
Beloki entered professional sports in 1998 by signing a contract with Euskaltel-Euskadi . In 2000 he moved to Festina, and in 2001 to Team ONCE. Beloki was a good mining specialist and sharer, which made him one of the favorites in his first three participations in the Tour de France: 3rd place in 2000 and 2001 and 2nd place in 2002. In 2001, Beloki won the Vuelta of Catalonia .
On July 14, 2003, during the 9th stage of the Tour de France, Beloki was second in the general classification, losing 40 seconds to Lance Armstrong . For 4 kilometers to the finish Beloki fell due to poor condition of the asphalt, was seriously injured, breaking his arm in two places and was forced to leave the race. Armstrong following him, in order to avoid falling, cut off the turn on the descent. This fall was the end of Beloka's career as one of the contenders for high places and in the next three years he did not achieve any major success.
In 2006, his name, along with many others, was featured in the anti-doping scandal of Operation Puerto , which caused him to miss participation in the Tour de France. However, on July 26, all charges were officially dropped from him [1] .
Key achievements
- 1998 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
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- 1999 - Euskaltel-Euskadi
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- 2000 - Festina-Lotus
- victory in stage 3b (race with a separate start) Tour of Romandia
- 3rd place in the general classification for the Tour de France
- 2001 - ONCE-Eroski
- 1st place in the general classification for the Vuelta of Catalonia
- 1st place in the sprint category
- victory at stage 1 (team race with a separate start)
- victory in stage 4
- victory at stage 8 (race with a separate start)
- victory at stage 1 (team race with a separate start)
- 3rd place in the general classification for the Tour de France
- 1st place in the sprint category
- 2002 - ONCE-Eroski
- 2nd place in the general classification for the Tour de France
- 3rd place in the general classification for Vuelta Spain
- victory at stage 1 (team race with a separate start)
- 3rd place in the general classification for Vuelta Spain
- 2003 - ONCE-Eroski
- descended at the 9th stage of the Tour de France (at the time of the injury he was second in the overall standings)
- 2004 - Saunier Duval-Prodir and Brioches La Boulangère
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- 2005 - Liberty Seguros-Würth
- 75th place in the general classification for the Tour de France
- 2006 - Liberty Seguros-Würth / Team Astana
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