Eider Merino
Merino in 2019
Personal information
Full nameEider Merino Cortazar
Born (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 29)
Balmaseda, Basque Country, Spain[1]
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Team information
Current teamLifeplus Wahoo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[2]
Professional teams
2013–2017Lointek
2018–2020Movistar Team[3][4]
2021A.R. Monex[5][6]
2022–Le Col–Wahoo
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2018)[7]

Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo.[8] Prior to joining the Movistar Team in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the Lointek team. Her elder brother Igor Merino is also a professional cyclist,[2] but is currently suspended from the sport.

Major results

2011
10th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2014
1st Young rider classification Emakumeen Euskal Bira
2015
3rd La Classique Morbihan
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
1st Mountains classification
10th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2016
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
8th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2017
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
1st Points classification
3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
4th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
10th La Classique Morbihan
2018
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
3rd Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 4
7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
1st Mountains classification
8th Road race, Mediterranean Games
8th Overall Giro Rosa
8th La Classique Morbihan
9th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2019
3rd Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
4th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
5th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
9th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
9th La Classique Morbihan
9th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
2020
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
8th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa

See also

References

  1. ^ Profile at Site du Cyclisme
  2. ^ a b c "Eider Merino". Movistar Team. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Movistar Team Women". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ "A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. ^ "A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team confirms 13-rider roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ "National Championships Spain WE – Road Race 2018". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ Hickmott, Larry (29 October 2021). "News: Drops team completes signings for 2022". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

External links

Riders on Lifeplus–Wahoo
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