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Mikel Astarloza

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
Date of birth	November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17) (age 30)
Country	Spain
Team information
Current team	Euskaltel-Euskadi
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)1
2002–2006 2007–	AG2R Prévoyance Euskaltel-Euskadi
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage (2009) Tour Down Under (2003)
Infobox last updated on:
July 21, 2009 1 Team names given are those prevailing at time of rider beginning association with that team.

Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (born November 17, 1979 in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.

In 2003 he won his first race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under. He has taken part in all editions of the Tour de France since 2003, and won stage 16 of the 2009 Tour to record his second professional stage win in any competition (for the Euskaltel team), with his 9th position overall in 2007 as his next best attempt. His cousin Íñigo Chaurreau is also a professional cyclist.

On 26 June 2009 he tested positive on Recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO), for which he was suspended by the UCI on 31 July 2009.^[1] Arstaloza denied using EPO, saying that it was "sporting suicide" to use illegal performance-enhancing drugs.^[2]

[edit] Palmarès

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