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Haimar Zubeldia
Key Stats
Team: Euskaltel-Euskadi
Nationality: Spanish
Born: April 1, 1977
Hometown: Usurbil, Basque Country, Spain
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 150 pounds
Strengths: Climbing
Palmares
Career Highlights:
5th overall, Tour de France 2007
6th overall, Tour de France 2006
10th overall, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2005
5th overall, Tour de France 2005
10th overall, Vuelta a España 2002, 2000
2007
5th overall, Tour de France
2006
8th overall, Tour de France
8th overall, Euskal Bizikleta
10th overall, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
2005
7th overall, Clasica San Sebastian
15th overall, Tour de France
2004
3rd overall, Vuelta Asturias
5th overall, Euskal Bizikleta
2003
5th overall, Tour de France
2002
1st, Best Young Rider, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
10th overall, Vuelta a España
2001
7th overall, Volta a Catalunya
Biography
In the Tour de France, Zubeldia's highest overall placing is 5th in 2003 and again in 2007. In the 2003 Tour, he had some great finishes against Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich in the mountains and time-trial. After this strong performance he backed it up with a 15th and 8th in the Tour de France in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Zubeldia has also performed very well in the Vuelta a España finishing 10th twice in 2000 and 2002.