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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorka Verdugo is the 971st most popular cyclist (down from 781st in 2019), the 2,792nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,633rd in 2019) and the 97th most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gorka Verdugo ranks 971 out of 1,613. Before him are Sep Vanmarcke, Bernhard Eisel, Oscar Gatto, Patrick Konrad, Louis Meintjes, and Lasse Norman Hansen. After him are Jan Polanc, Michael Turtur, Sylwester Szmyd, Wong Kam-po, Jussi Veikkanen, and Jack Bauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gorka Verdugo ranks 899. Before him are Roland Lessing, Jens Boden, Ramin Karimloo, Koji Ezumi, Masaya Nishitani, and Mauricio Salles. After him are Jeff Fowler, Sylwester Szmyd, Shane Battier, Iván Amaya, Michael Russell, and Nouman Ali Khan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gorka Verdugo ranks 2,792 out of 3,355. Before him are Albert Crusat (1982), Andrea Motis (1995), Francisco Garrigós (1994), Jil Teichmann (1997), Anabel Conde (1975), and Daniel Gimeno Traver (1985). After him are Marc Torrejón (1986), Juanmi Callejón (1987), David López (1982), Iván Navarro (1981), Gorka Guruzeta (1996), and Natalia Vía Dufresne (1973).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Gorka Verdugo ranks 97. 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 Omar Fraile (1990).

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