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Spanish cyclist
In this Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal surname is: Arrieta and the——second/maternal family name is Lujambio.
José Luis Arrieta
Arrieta at the 2008 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Arrieta Lujambio
Born (1971-06-15) 15 June 1971 (age 53)
San Sebastián, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleSporting director
Professional teams
1993–2005Banesto
2006–2010AG2R Prévoyance
Managerial team
2011–Movistar Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2006)

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 was a devoted domestique for Miguel Induráin. 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."

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."

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 Clásica 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
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 105 49 64 34 29
A yellow jersey Tour de France 32 75 DNF 46 57 74 27 52 71 78
A red jersey Vuelta a España 103 106 28 44 59 55 81 DNF
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ L'Équipe, 7 July 2007

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