![]() Etxebarria in 2007 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Unai Etxebarria Arana |
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | November 21, 1972
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
1994 | Artiach–Nabisco (stagiaire) |
1995 | Artiach–Chiquilin (stagiaire) |
Professional team | |
1996–2007 | Equipo Euskadi |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a España, 1 stage |
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He is not related to former teammate David Etxebarria. [1]
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