Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Euskaltel awards 2007


  • Best rider: Samuel Sánchez
  • Best climber: Samuel Sánchez
  • Best sprinter: Koldo Fernández
  • Best time triallist: Mikel Astarloza
  • Best stage-racer: Samuel Sánchez
  • Best Classics rider: Samuel Sánchez
  • Best all-rounder: Samuel Sánchez
  • Best new-comer: Mikel Astarloza
  • Best domestique(s): Rubén Pérez and Iñaki Isasi
  • Best young prospect: Igor Antón
  • Best stage-race prospect: Igor Antón
  • Best lead-out man: Beñat Albizuri
  • Best breakaway rider: Iñigo Landaluze
  • Best neo-pro: Lander Aperribay
  • Best signing: Amets Txurruka
  • Best tactician: Haimar Zubeldia
  • Most consistent rider: Mikel Astarloza
  • Most inconsistent rider(s): Aitor Hernández and Antton Luengo
  • Most improved rider(s): Markel Irizar and Alán Pérez
  • Most unlucky rider: Iñigo Landaluze
  • Most underrated rider(s): Dioni Galparsoro and Gorka Verdugo
  • Most talented rider: Haimar Zubeldia
  • Most aggressive rider: Rubén Pérez
  • Most injury-prone rider: Iñaki Isasi
  • Most popular rider: Samuel Sánchez
  • My favourite rider: Antton Luengo

8 comments:

  1. Well done :) I agree with you on most things, didn't know that you liked Antton Luengo that much :D

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  2. I've always liked him. Any disagreements?

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  3. No disagreements, they are all good picks but I would some answered differently like most underrated rider, I would say 'the whole team' :p

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  4. That's a good point:p

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  5. Anonymous12:13 pm

    zubeldia is the best climber

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  6. perhaps. The best climber was a hard one, as I think both Igor and Haimar generally are better climbers. But Samu was the one getting the best results on the climbs, so...

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  7. Anonymous5:55 pm

    yeah but samu is more for the hills

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