![]() Arrieta in 2024 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Igor Arrieta Lizarraga |
Born | Uharte-Arakil, Spain | 8 December 2002
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2021 | Lizarte |
Professional teams | |
2021–2023 | Equipo Kern Pharma [1] |
2024– | UAE Team Emirates |
Igor Arrieta Lizarraga (born 8 December 2002) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. [2]
He is the son of former professional cyclist José Luis Arrieta. [3]
Arrieta turned professional in August 2021 with UCI ProTeam Equipo Kern Pharma after winning the national under-23 time trial championships earlier that year. In February 2022, he won the young rider classification and finished 7th overall at the O Gran Camiño. [4]
He joined UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates in 2024 on a three-year contract.