Spanish cyclistIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zandio and the second or maternal family name is Echaide.

Xabier Zandio Echaide (born 17 March 1977) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam Team Sky.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Major results
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Biography

Born in Pamplona, Zandio grew up in a sporting family—one brother is a footballer and another a pelota player—and decided at the age of 17 to become a cyclist rather than work for his parents' butchery business.

He began his professional career in 2001 with the iBanesto.com team (which was renamed Illes Balears–Banesto in 2004, and Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne in 2005). After a difficult 2004 season in which injuries drained him physically and emotionally, he returned with a strong performance in the 2005 Tour de France. Finishing in 22nd place overall, he managed 4th in the 18th stage, and 2nd in the 16th, behind Óscar Pereiro.

He currently resides in Pamplona and is married with two children.

In September 2015 Zandio announced that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2016 season after he signed a one-year contract extension with Team Sky.

Major results

20021st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Portugal20051st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana22nd Overall Tour de France20081st Overall Vuelta a Burgos20131st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino

References

External links

Media related to Xabier Zandio at Wikimedia Commons

• Xabier Zandio profile at Team Sky