Aitor Osa

Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case.

Aitor Osa

Aitor Osa in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Aitor Osa Eizaguirre
Born	(1973-09-09) September 9, 1973 (age 51) Zestoa, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1994–1996	Euskadi–Petronor
1997–2005	Banesto
2006	Liberty Seguros–Würth
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España Mountains Classification (2002) Stage races Tour of the Basque Country (2002)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osa and the second or maternal family name is Eizaguirre.

Major results

1996

6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia

1997

4th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

6th Subida al Naranco

7th GP Villafranca de Ordizia

1998

3rd Subida al Naranco

1999

7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

7th Subida a Urkiola

2000

2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

3rd Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom

1st Stage 3

6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

6th Klasika Primavera

9th Overall Critérium International

2001

5th Subida al Naranco

9th Overall Vuelta a España

2002

1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stage 3

1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a España

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja

1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal

2nd Subida al Naranco

3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón

5th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin

2003

2nd La Flèche Wallonne

4th Klasika Primavera

6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

2004

1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice

5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

6th Circuito de Getxo

9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

2005

3rd Klasika Primavera

4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

8th La Flèche Wallonne

2006

7th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Giro d'Italia	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	—
/ Vuelta a España	46	22	15	51	9	54	25	—	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

External links

• "Official website" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
• Aitor Osa at UCI
• Aitor Osa at Cycling Archives
• Aitor Osa at ProCyclingStats
• Aitor Osa at Cycling Quotient
• Aitor Osa at CycleBase
• Aitor Osa at ITRA