Gorka Verdugo Markotegui (born 4 November 1978) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTour team .
Born in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre, Verdugo did not win any professional 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. He finished 11th overall in the 2012 Vuelta a Espana, marking his best grand tour finish yet.
Career achievements Major results
2006 10th Overall Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas 2008 5th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 7th Overall Paris–Nice 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya 10th Subida a Urkiola 2009 8th Klasika Primavera 2012 3rd Gran Piemonte 2013 7th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Giro d'Italia68———————64 Tour de France—744770603524DNF— Vuelta a España—————83361163
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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