Irene Usabiaga

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Irene Usabiaga
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Personal information
Full nameIrene Usabiaga Balerdi
Born (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30)
Spain
Team information
Current teamEustrak–Euskadi
Disciplines Road
Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2015–Eustrak–Euskadi
Professional team
2012–2014 Lointek
Medal record
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
European Track Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Grenchen Elimination race

Irene Usabiaga Balerdi (born 22 September 1993) [1] is a Spanish road and track cyclist. In 2015, she won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland. [2] She was part of the UCI women's road team Lointek between 2012 and 2014. She won gold medals in the team pursuit and the scratch race at the 2012 Spanish National Track Championships.

Contents

Major results

2010
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2011
National Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
7th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2012
National Track Championships
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Scratch
1st MaillotEspana.PNG Team pursuit
2015
Trofeu CAR Anadia Portugal
1st Omnium
2nd Scratch
3 Jours d'Aigle
1st Scratch
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Elimination race, UEC European Track Championships
10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
2017
2nd Points race, Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona–Memorial Miquel Poblet

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References

  1. "Irene Usabiaga". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. "elimination race results of 2015 UEC European Track Championships". Tissot timing . Retrieved 1 October 2015.