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Full name | Asier Maeztu Villalabeitia | |||||||||||||||||
Born | San Sebastián, Spain | 14 October 1977|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Gernikesa | |||||||||||||||||
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