Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna (born December 5, 1972) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1996 and ended his professional career in 2005. He rode his entire career for the Euskaltel–Euskadi team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto López de Munain Ruiz de Gauna |
| Born | 5 December 1972 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1996–2005 | Equipo Euskadi |
During the 2005 Giro d'Italia, he suffered a terrible crash on stage two, and was diagnosed with a hydropneumothorax caused by nine broken ribs, a broken left clavicle, a broken shoulder blade and damage to his left shoulder.[1] He did not race professionally afterwards.[2]
Major results
edit- 1997
- 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1999
- 6th Subida al Naranco
- 2000
- 1st Prologue Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 1
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 2 Clásica de Alcobendas
- 2003
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2004
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France | — | — | 77 | — | 98 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | 71 | 30 | 129 | 65 | — | 91 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Trevorrow, John (May 16, 2005). "Lopez De Munain back in Spain". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Alberto López de Munain". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
External links
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