Euskadi (Continental cycling team)
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | ORB |
| Registered | Spain |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental Tour |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Álvaro González de Galdeano |
| Team name history | |
| 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 2012 2013–2014 |
Orbea Orbea-Oreka SDA Orbea Orbea Continental Euskadi |
Euskadi (UCI team code: ORB) is a Spanish cycling team based in Basque Country that existed from 2005 to 2014. It was one of the European teams in UCI Continental Tour.
The team functioned as the development team of Euskaltel–Euskadi, the unofficial national squad of Basque Country. Orbea's team manager Álvaro González de Galdeano is the older brother of Igor González de Galdeano, the last manager of Euskaltel. The team focused primarily on young riders, of whom the most successful usually made the transfer to Euskaltel–Euskadi.
Main sponsor Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia. Throughout cycling history, Orbea has sponsored numerous cycling teams.
Mountains classification Vuelta a España, Felipe Yanez de la Torre
Vuelta a España, Pedro Delgado
Tour of the Basque Country, Pello Ruiz Cabestany
As of 23 January 2013.
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