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Gorka Verdugo

1978 - Today

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Gorka Verdugo Markotegui (born 4 November 1978) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel–Euskadi. Born in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre, Verdugo has not yet won any races, but made his Giro d'Italia debut in 2005 (86th) and his Tour de France debut in 2006 (75th). His highest placing in the Tour de France was in 2011 (25th), however despite completing it an impressive 6 times he has never had a top ten finish in any stage of the race. Considered a reliable team rider, his is best individual tour performance was on stage 16 in the 2007 Tour de France where in a breakaway he gained enough points in the mountains classification to finish 11th overall in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorka Verdugo is the 1,044th most popular cyclist (down from 781st in 2024), the 2,929th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,631st in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gorka Verdugo ranks 1,044 out of 1,613. Before him are Bernhard Eisel, Peter Wrolich, Oscar Gatto, Patrick Konrad, Louis Meintjes, and Lasse Norman Hansen. After him are Jan Polanc, Stephen McGlede, Michael Turtur, Brett Dutton, Sylwester Szmyd, and Wong Kam-po.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gorka Verdugo ranks 971. Before him are Ramin Karimloo, Jasmin Gerat, Antônio da Silva, Koji Ezumi, Masaya Nishitani, and Mauricio Salles. After him are Jeff Fowler, Victor Sikora, Sylwester Szmyd, Denys Yurchenko, Shane Battier, and Marco Sturm.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gorka Verdugo ranks 2,929 out of 3,355. Before him are Andrea Motis (1995), Francisco Garrigós (1994), Jil Teichmann (1997), Anabel Conde (1975), Cata Coll (2001), and Daniel Gimeno Traver (1985). After him are Marc Torrejón (1986), Juanmi Callejón (1987), Jordi López (1981), David López (1982), Iván Navarro (1981), and Gorka Guruzeta (1996).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Gorka Verdugo ranks 103. Before him are Ángel Vicioso (1977), Xavier Florencio (1979), Pedro Horrillo (1974), José Joaquín Rojas (1985), Antonio Colom (1978), and Beñat Intxausti (1986). After him are Gustavo César (1980), David de la Cruz (1989), Isidro Nozal (1977), Koldo Fernández (1981), Jesús Herrada (1990), and Asier Maeztu (1977).

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