Personal information | |
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Full name | Eider Merino Cortazar |
Born | Balmaseda, Basque Country, Spain [1] | 2 August 1994
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) [2] |
Team information | |
Current team | Lifeplus Wahoo |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber [2] |
Professional teams | |
2013–2017 | Lointek |
2018–2020 | Movistar Team [3] [4] |
2021 | A.R. Monex [5] [6] |
2022– | Le Col–Wahoo |
Major wins | |
National Road Race Championships (2018) [7] |
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