Javier Aramendia
{{short description|Spanish cyclist}}
{{family name hatnote|Aramendia|Llorente|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Javier Aramendia
| image = Javier Aramendia 2016.jpg
| caption = Aramendia at the 2016 Tour of Britain
| fullname = Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|12|5}}
| birth_place = Pamplona, Spain
| height = {{convert|1.87|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|70|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Breakaway specialist
| amateuryears1 = 2007
| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|ORB|2007}}
| proyears1 = 2008–2011
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|EUS|2008}}
| proyears2 = 2012–2016
| majorwins =
}}
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (born 5 December 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the {{UCI team code|EUS|2011}} and {{UCI team code|CJR|2016}} teams.
Career
Aramendia was born in Pamplona. At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Aramendia distinguished himself by being part of numerous long breakaways,{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12747/Vuelta-a-Espana-Quatro-victorias-for-Degenkolb-after-stage-10-to-Sanxenxo.aspx|title=Vuelta a España: Quatro victorias for Degenkolb after stage 10 to Sanxenxo|work=Velo Nation|publisher=Velo Nation LLC|date=28 August 2012|accessdate=14 September 2012|author=Kyle Moore}} earning the Combativity award four times in the process, the most at the Vuelta.{{cite news|url=http://cyclingcomponents.blogspot.ca/2012/08/aramendia-yet-again-stage-10-vuelta.html |title=Aramendia Yet Again – Stage 10 Vuelta a Espana |work=Cycling Components |publisher=Blogger |date=28 August 2012 |accessdate=14 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060815/http://cyclingcomponents.blogspot.ca/2012/08/aramendia-yet-again-stage-10-vuelta.html |archivedate=23 October 2013 }} It looked like he had a great chance to win the "Most Combative" title for the whole race, but Alberto Contador prevailed.{{cite news|url=http://www.lavuelta.com/indexfr.html|title=La Vuelta|work=La Vuelta|publisher=Mastercom|accessdate=15 September 2012}} Aramendia was named the most combative rider overall in the 2013 Vuelta a España, after taking the award three times in the individual stages.
Major results
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;2006
: 1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Bira
;2007
: 7th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
;2012
::20px Combativity award Stages 2, 7, 8 & 10
;2013
::20px Combativity award Stages 7, 9, 17 & Overall
;2014
::20px Combativity award Stages 2, 8 & 15
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References
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External links
- {{Procyclingstats}}
- {{cycling Archives|30451}}
- [http://www.cyclingbase.com/Javier-Francisco-Aramendia-Lorente.html Javier Aramendia's profile on Cycling Base] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026002833/http://cyclingbase.com/Javier-Francisco-Aramendia-Lorente.html |date=2011-10-26 }}
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Category:Spanish male cyclists
Category:Cyclists from Pamplona
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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