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

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CJR|2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10454/Downsized-Euskaltel-Euskadi-team-settles-for-23-riders-in-2012.aspx|title=Downsized Euskaltel Euskadi team settles for 23 riders in 2012|date=20 November 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|first=Shane|last=Stokes|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|quote=Five riders are leaving, namely Garmin Cervélo-bound Koldo Fernandez Larea (Garmin Cervélo), Javier Aramendia Lorente (Caja Rural), Jonathan Nicolas Castroviejo (Movistar Team), Inaki Isasi and Daniel Sesma.}}

| 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

: Vuelta a España

::20px Combativity award Stages 2, 7, 8 & 10

;2013

: Vuelta a España

::20px Combativity award Stages 7, 9, 17 & Overall

;2014

: Vuelta a España

::20px Combativity award Stages 2, 8 & 15

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References

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