Roberto Laiseka Jaio (born 17 June 1969) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He retired in 2006, after 13 seasons as a professional with the team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia. Over his 13-year career Laiseka only achieved five professional victories, four of them in Grand Tours.

Career

Laiseka started riding for the Amateur Euskatel team in 1989 before the team became professional in 1994. Laiseka only rode for one team over his career the team. He was a founding rider of the team and the last of the original team to retire. In 2001 His team,, got invited to their first Tour de France. He won stage 14 of the Tour de France. His final professional win came in 2005 at the Vuelta a España, he jumped away with 3 km to go in Stage 11 to win by 15 seconds ahead of the favorites group. Having not raced since he crashed out of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, Laiseka underwent a second surgery in October to remove bone remnants remaining from the crash.

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