Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (born 5 December 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the and teams.
Career Aramendia was born in Pamplona. At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Aramendia distinguished himself by being part of numerous long breakaways, earning the Combativity award four times in the process, the most at the Vuelta. It looked like he had a great chance to win the "Most Combative" title for the whole race, but Alberto Contador prevailed. Aramendia was named the most combative rider overall in the 2013 Vuelta a España, after taking the award three times in the individual stages.
Major results
2006 1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Bira 2007 7th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura 2012 Vuelta a España Combativity award Stages 2, 7, 8 & 10 2013 Vuelta a España Combativity award Stages 7, 9, 17 & Overall 2014 Vuelta a España Combativity award Stages 2, 8 & 15
References
External links
Javier Aramendia's profile on Cycling Base