Igor Antón

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Igor Antón
Personal information
Full name Igor Antón Hernández
Nickname Fuji
Date of birth March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 25)
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team Euskaltel-Euskadi
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
2005– Euskaltel-Euskadi
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Tour de Romandie, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on:
September 21, 2007

Igor Antón Hernández (born March 2, 1983 in Galdakao, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.

Since turning professional in 2005, his major achievement was winning the sixteenth stage of the Vuelta a España 2006, between Almería and the Calar Alto Observatory.[1]

[edit] Palmarès

2004
1st overall, Cto. Vizcaya
1st, Stage 5, Vuelta Ciclista a Lleida
2005
3rd, Subida Urkiola
5th overall, Clasica Alcobendas
2006
1st, Stage 16, Vuelta a España
1st, Escalada a Montjuïc
2007
1st, Stage 4, Tour de Romandie
7th overall, Tour de Romandie

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anton reaches heights of Calar Alto. Eurosport.com.

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Persondata
NAME Antón, Igor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Antón Hernández, Igor
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1983-03-02
PLACE OF BIRTH Galdakao, Basque Country (autonomous community), Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH