José Luis Arrieta
Key Stats
Team: AG2R-La Mondiale
Nationality: Spanish
Born: June 15, 1971
Hometown: San Sebastian, Spain
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 149 pounds
Strengths: reliable domestique, savvy road captain
Turned Pro: 1993
Palmares
Career Highlights:
2009
3rd, mountains classification, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
2006
1st, stage 17, Vuelta a España
2005
4th, Clasico de los Puertos
2004
1st, team time trial, Volta a Catalunya
2003
5th,GP Getxo
2002
1st, stage 1, Vuelta a Asturias
Biography
One of the most respected “gregarios” in the peloton, at 36, Arrieta is now also one of the oldest. He was once one of the top young talents to come out of Spain’s post-Indurain boom, but has since developed into one of the best domestiques in the pack. He followed Francisco Mancebo to Ag2r for the 2006 season, but stayed on with the French team after Mancebo’s name was linked to the Operación Puerto doping scandal. He signed a one-year contract to keep him in the saddle through 2008.Related Articles
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