Unai Osa Eizaguirre (born 12 June 1975 in Zestoa) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is the younger brother of Aitor Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Osa Eizaguirre |
| Born | 12 June 1975 Zestoa, Spain |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–2005 | Banesto |
| 2006 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
Major results
edit- 1993
- 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 1997
- 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 6th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 8th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1999
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Classique des Alpes
- 2nd Subida a Txitxarro
- 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 9th Overall Tour of Galicia
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2000
- 4th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2003
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 18 |
| Tour de France | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| / Vuelta a España | 56 | 22 | — | 9 | 21 | 18 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Additional Operación Puerto dossier reveals extensive new evidence, Cyclingnews, May 2007
External links
edit- Profile by world-of-cycling.com
- Unai Osa at UCI
- Unai Osa at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Unai Osa at ProCyclingStats
- Unai Osa at Cycling Quotient
- Unai Osa at CycleBase
- Unai Osa official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-12-15) (in Spanish and Basque)
