Igor Antón
 Antón at the 2008 Euskal Bizikleta. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Antón Hernández |
| Nickname | Fuji[1] |
| Born | 2 March 1983 Galdakao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2002–2004 | Olarra-Consultec |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2013 | Euskaltel–Euskadi[2] |
| 2014–2015 | Movistar Team |
| 2016–2018 | Team Dimension Data |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Igor Antón Hernández (born 2 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional
Career
Born in Galdakao, Basque Country, Antón's first major achievement after turning professional in 2005, was winning the sixteenth stage of the 2006 Vuelta a España, between Almería and the Calar Alto Observatory.[4]
After impressing his team directors in 2007, where he won a stage at the
The 2009 season started slowly for Antón. He started the Tour de France in July, but failed to make a great impression. The Tour was filled with bad luck for Antón as he had at least three falls during the start of the three-week race. However, Antón came out of the Tour in great form and took the season's only victory on 2 August, when he won the Subida a Urkiola.
In 2010, Anton proved to be a formidable rider in the Classics, taking 4th at La Flèche Wallonne and 6th at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. In the Vuelta a España, Anton won Stage 4 and Stage 11 giving him the leader's jersey. However, on Stage 14 whilst wearing the leader's jersey, Anton crashed heavily on a descent and was forced to retire.
In 2011, Anton won two grand tour stages. He won Stage 14 in the Giro d'Italia[1] and Stage 19 in the Vuelta a España which were both summit finishes, the latter almost a 'home' stage with familiar climbs in Biscay and concluding in Bilbao.[1]
In 2012, Anton built his whole season on the 2012 Vuelta a España. He ended up finishing 9th overall after an impressive race in the mountains.
Antón joined the Movistar Team for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel–Euskadi – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[5]
In May 2015, Antón renewed with victory after a four-year drought. He won the mountainous first stage of the Vuelta a Asturias with fourteen seconds of an advantage over former Euskaltel teammate Amets Txurruka of Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.[6] He would not let go of the lead on stage two, which was the last stage of the race. He finished with the lead group of five riders.[7]
Anton retired from racing after the last stage of the 2018 Vuelta a España.[3] He was celebrated by the public on the streets of Madrid, when riding in front of the peloton for a while. A few months later, his career was honoured by local football club Athletic Bilbao at their stadium prior to a derby match against Eibar.[1]
Major results
- 2004
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 5th Overall Volta a Lleida
- 1st Stage 5a
- 2006
- 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 1st Stage 1b (ITT)
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 5th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
- 2007
- 2nd Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Klasika Primavera
- 9th GP Miguel Induráin
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 2009
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 2010
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 4 & 11
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 5
- 9th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2011
- 1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour of Beijing - 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2012
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 7th Overall Critérium International
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2013
- 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
- 6th Vuelta a Murcia
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2014
- 4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2015
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2016
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 9th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2017
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2018
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
83 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 37 | 38 | 28 | 62 | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | DNF | — | 66 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 15 | 8 | DNF | 33 | DNF | 33 | 9 | 20 | — | — | DNF | 35 | 44 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Pedalling towards victory". Athletic Bilbao. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS) – ESP". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Anton hangs up his bike after 14 years". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Anton reaches heights of Calar Alto". Eurosport.com.
- BSkyB. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Emil Axelgaard (2 May 2015). "Anton back to his winning ways in Asturias mountains". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Emil Axelgaard (3 May 2015). "Herrada and Anton make it a great day for Movistar in Asturias". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Igor Antón at Wikimedia Commons- Official page on Blogger
- Team Profile (in Spanish)
- Palmares on CyclingBase.com (French) Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Igor Antón at UCI
- Igor Antón at Cycling Archives
- Igor Antón at ProCyclingStats
- Igor Antón at Cycling Quotient
- Igor Antón at CycleBase
