DATA DOMESTIQUE
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Euskaltel - Euskadi

Team rating
750
#14 of 18 WorldTeams
Depth
630
riders 8 to 12
Wins
8
3 winners

The season ·

675725775825
Peak 747
Giro 54th
Tour 6th
Vuelta 9th
SanremoFlandersRoubaixLiègeWorldsLombardiaOlympic Games… 1st
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
WonPodiumTop 10RacedA bar is a stage race, colored by the team's best GC; ◆ its stage wins and podiumsZone: the WorldTeams from the median team (dashed) to the best

Honors

1
Olympics
Best results
2
Grand Tour top 10
1
WorldTour GC podium
6
Grand Tour stage podium
3
.Pro win or GC podium
4
.1 win
What its riders won riding for it; the Worlds and Olympics count for the trade team. Best results fill a season with fewer honors, from Monument podiums down to .2 wins, U23 races a class up. Hover a badge for the riders and races.

2008 awards

The 2008 season ›
Team awards
17thTeam of the yearof 18 WorldTeams
Rating88
Results17
53
13thSprint teamof 18 WorldTeams
Rating84
Results6
45
16thClassics teamof 18 WorldTeams
Rating89
Results16
53
15thGC teamof 18 WorldTeams
Rating92
Results6
49
Its riders in the rider awards, top 25
8thSprinterKoldo Fernández58
18thStage racerIgor Antón41
18thBreakaway riderKoldo Fernández29
20thClassics riderSamuel Sánchez48
24thTime trialistSamuel Sánchez37
A team award: half the team's rating over the season, half its class-weighted results in the award's races, each a share of the best WorldTeam.

How good, at what

vs 18 WorldTeams
Overall24750 · #14
One-Day6653 · #17
GC82734 · #4
Flat24677 · #14
Hilly53683 · #9
Mountain76694 · #5
Time Trial41654 · #11
Sprint6743 · #17
Cobbles12544 · #16
Long47634 · #10
Team weighted: each rating from its best riders' margins above the WorldTour median rider, its leader counting most; Sprint takes in the lead-outs. The bar is its percentile among the 18 WorldTeams; the figure, the rating and its rank.

Top riders

OverallKoldo Fernández781Mikel Astarloza740Samuel Sánchez730
One-DaySamuel Sánchez680Koldo Fernández633Igor Antón625
GCMikel Astarloza760Samuel Sánchez742Haimar Zubeldia693
FlatKoldo Fernández691Rubén Pérez685Iñaki Isasi654
HillyIgor Antón694Mikel Astarloza686Haimar Zubeldia680
MountainSamuel Sánchez718Mikel Astarloza688Igor Antón675
Time TrialSamuel Sánchez675Mikel Astarloza675Egoi Martínez602
SprintKoldo Fernández822Samuel Sánchez659Aitor Galdós651
CobblesSamuel Sánchez554Koldo Fernández554Juan José Oroz539
LongSamuel Sánchez676Igor Antón606Mikel Astarloza602
Its three best on each rating, by their 2008 peak.

Season highlights

Olympic Games · Men road raceSamuel Sánchez
Tour de Suisse · 1 stageIgor Antón
Euskal Bizikleta · 1 stageKoldo Fernández
Tour de VendéeKoldo Fernández
Vuelta a Burgos · 1 stageKoldo Fernández
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon · 1 stageKoldo Fernández
Vuelta Asturias · 1 stageSamuel Sánchez
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia · 1 stageKoldo Fernández
The season's best results, each with the riders who got them; a race's stage wins on one line.

Depth or dependence

8
wins
3
different winners
62%
of the wins: Koldo Fernández
Koldo Fernández5
Samuel Sánchez2
Igor Antón1
Wins by rider. A high share leans on one rider; many winners spread it.

Archetypes

Climber1350%
GC312%
Rouleur312%
Puncheur28%
Sprinter28%
All-Rounder28%
Unclassified14%
The roster by rider type; a rider without one yet this season takes his latest. Hover a type for its riders.

Roster profile

26 ridersAverage age 27.3
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
Nationalities · 1
ES26

Ins and outs

Since 2007: 3 in, 7 outThe five best arrivals against the five best departures: -216 a rider
In · 3from
→ Egoi Martínez653Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
→ Josu Agirre528Orbea - Oreka
→ Javier Aramendia467Orbea - Oreka
Out · 7to
← Aketza Peña604new to the level
← Unai Etxebarria566new to the level
← Andoni Aranaga528new to the level
← Iban Mayoz523new to the level
← Iban Iriondo507new to the level
← Joseba Zubeldia492new to the level
← Unai Uribarri437Orbea - Oreka SDA
Each rider with his Overall peak: an arrival's this season, a departure's last.

Roster

Koldo Fernández26Sprinter781633417691531400403822554488
Mikel Astarloza28Climber740594760580686688675451459602
Samuel Sánchez30All-Rounder730680742645662718675659554676
Haimar Zubeldia31Climber681591693568680631579519460547
Igor Antón25Climber680625683616694675590489486606
Rubén Pérez26All-Rounder662613601685601586550645485524
Egoi Martínez30Climber653566663542622650602528438540
Iñaki Isasi31Rouleur648612523654588493471650491512
Aitor Galdós28Puncheur638621255530584115402651482476
Alan Pérez25Rouleur626534532646609543499371417544
Amets Txurruka25Climber622516626411591624530478400459
Gorka Verdugo29Climber614590619569612599556512464577
Markel Irizar28Rouleur590509534598580494581305425538
Dionisio Galparsoro29Climber583545502593560523422512422458
Iñigo Landaluze31Climber580560538533590525502479442528
Aitor Hernández26GC579488533595513538540474394434
Juan José Oroz27Climber575575544420578567507534539509
Jon Bru30Puncheur571568395547572384337572431414
Iván Velasco28Climber566443524251568573342260335476
Jorge Azanza26Climber555498538275559550435415388454
Beñat Albizuri27Sprinter546516442554482438445530409426
Josu Agirre27GC528369492241478484543265294356
Antton Luengo27Unclassified521372436538483460381216282335
Lander Aperribay26GC508350387535455392426186276356
Andoni Lafuente22Climber494332305533402243402216259324
Javier Aramendia21Climber467423249320485107434285339398

Stats

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