Javier Aramendia


Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente 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
;2007
;2012
;2013
;2014