# Artiach (cycling team)

Artiach was a Spanish professional cycling team that existed from 1984 to 1995. It was merged into the Kelme–Sureña team for the 1996 season, becoming Kelme–Artiach. Pedro Delgado won the general classification of the 1985 Vuelta a España with the team.

## 1995 Roster

As at 31 December 1995
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Alfredo Clavero (ESP) | Alfredo Clavero (ESP) | (1971-09-27)27 September 1971 (aged 24) |
| Daniel Clavero (ESP) | Daniel Clavero (ESP) | (1968-08-09)9 August 1968 (aged 27) |
| Julio Coello (ESP) | Julio Coello (ESP) | (1969-02-18)18 February 1969 (aged 26) |
| Américo José Neves Da Silva (POR) | Américo José Neves Da Silva (POR) | (1964-07-12)12 July 1964 (aged 31) |
| Unai Etxebarria (VEN) | Unai Etxebarria (VEN) | (1972-11-21)21 November 1972 (aged 23) |
| Ramón Garcia (ESP) | Ramón Garcia (ESP) | (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (aged 25) |
| José Manuel Garcia (ESP) | José Manuel Garcia (ESP) | (1968-03-16)16 March 1968 (aged 27) |
| Félix García Casas (ESP) | Félix García Casas (ESP) | (1968-12-29)29 December 1968 (aged 27) |
| Leon Giner (ESP) | Leon Giner (ESP) | (1969-01-22)22 January 1969 (aged 26) |
| Junichi Kikuta (JPN) | Junichi Kikuta (JPN) | (1966-12-08)8 December 1966 (aged 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Mariano Moreda (ESP) | Mariano Moreda (ESP) | (1971-02-11)11 February 1971 (aged 24) |
| Asensio Navarro (ESP) | Asensio Navarro (ESP) | (1970-11-17)17 November 1970 (aged 25) |
| Manuel Pascual (ESP) | Manuel Pascual (ESP) | (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 26) |
| Orlando Rodrigues (POR) | Orlando Rodrigues (POR) | (1969-10-21)21 October 1969 (aged 26) |
| José Luis Rubiera (ESP) | José Luis Rubiera (ESP) | (1973-01-27)27 January 1973 (aged 22) |
| Rafael Ruiz (ESP) | Rafael Ruiz (ESP) | (1971-09-21)21 September 1971 (aged 24) |
| Asiat Saitov (RUS) | Asiat Saitov (RUS) | (1965-01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 30) |
| Antonio Sánchez (ESP) | Antonio Sánchez (ESP) | (1970-10-01)1 October 1970 (aged 25) |
| Jose Luis Santamaria (ESP) | Jose Luis Santamaria (ESP) | (1968-12-28)28 December 1968 (aged 27) |

## Major wins

Sources:

### 1984

    Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Felipe Yáñez De La Torre
    Stage 2 Tour of the Basque Country, Jon Koldo Urien Gomez
    Stage 2 Volta a Galicia, Jokin Mújika

### 1985

    Stage 4 Vuelta a Murcia, Felipe Yáñez De La Torre
    Overall Tour of the Basque Country, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 5 Vuelta a Cantabria, Manuel Murga Sáez De Ormijana
    Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Mathieu Hermans
    Overall Vuelta a España, Pedro Delgado
       Stage 6, Pedro Delgado
       Stage 17, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 17 Tour de France, Pedro Delgado
    Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos, Santiago Izuzkiza Aguirrebengoa
    Prologue and Stage 5 Griffin 1000, Manuel Jorge Domínguez
    Stage 7 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Felipe Yáñez De La Torre

### 1986

    Vuelta al Bidasoa, Jesus Arambarri Arregui
    Vuelta a Murcia
       Stage 2, Manuel Jorge Domínguez
       Stage 3 TTT
    Vuelta a España
       Stage 2, Manuel Jorge Domínguez
       Stage 8, Marino Lejarreta
    Stage 3 Tour de Romandie, Mathieu Hermans
    Stage 5 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Jaime Vilamajo Ipiens
    Stages 2 & 7 Vuelta a Aragón, Mathieu Hermans
    Stage 3 GP du Midi Libre, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 5 Vuelta a Cantabria, Jose Salvador Sanchis
    Stage 9 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Vicente Ridaura
    Stage 4 Tour de France, Pello Ruiz
    Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Marino Lejarreta
    Trofeo Masferrer, Antonio Esparza
    Stage 7 Volta Catalunya, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja, Manuel Jorge Domínguez
    Subida al Naranco, Marino Lejarreta
    Memorial Manuel Galera, Vicente Ridaura

### 1987

    Stage 4 Vuelta a Andalucía, Pascal Jules
    GP Albacete, Marcel Arntz
    GP Camp de Morvedre, Roland Le Clerc
    Trofeo Luis Puig, Pello Ruiz
    Stages 1, 2 & 3 Comunitat Valenciana, Mathieu Hermans
    Overall Vuelta a Murcia, Pello Ruiz
       Stages 4 & 6, Pello Ruiz
    Stage 2 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Pello Ruiz
    Paris–Camembert, Mathieu Hermans
    Vuelta a España
       Stages 9 & 15, Antonio Esparza
       Stage 22, Jaime Vilamajo Ipiens
    Stage 1 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Antonio Esparza
    Stage 6 Vuelta a Asturias, Manuel Murga Sáez De Ormijana
    Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Marino Lejarreta
    GP Caboalles de Abajo, Pello Ruiz
    Gran Premio de Llodio, Pello Ruiz
    Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Marino Lejarreta
       Prologue & Stage 5, Marino Lejarreta
       Stage 2 TTT
    Clásica Ciclista de San Sebastián, Marino Lejarreta
    Subida a Urkiola, Marino Lejarreta
    Stage 4 Ronde van Nederland, Mathieu Hermans
    Volta a Galicia, Jokin Mújika

### 1988

    GP Albacete, Mathieu Hermans
    Stages 3 & 6 Comunitat Valenciana, Mathieu Hermans
    Vuelta a Murcia
       Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, Mathieu Hermans
       Stage 5, TTT
    Stages 1, 2 & 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Mathieu Hermans
    Stages 4, 6, 7, 10, 16 & 21 Vuelta a España, Mathieu Hermans
    Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Jokin Mújika
       Stage 3, Jokin Mújika
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Marino Lejarreta
    Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Marino Lejarreta
       Prologue, Marino Lejarreta
    Subida a Urkiola, Marino Lejarreta
    Stage 4 Ronde van Nederland, Mathieu Hermans
    Volta a Galicia, Marino Lejarreta
    Trofeo Masferrer, Mathieu Hermans
    Stage 1 Volta Catalunya, Mathieu Hermans
    Overall Escalada a Montjuïc, Marino Lejarreta
       Stages 1 & 2, Marino Lejarreta

### 1989

    Trofeo Luis Puig, Mathieu Hermans
    Grand Prix de Cannes, Roland Le Clerc
    Route du Pays Basque, Roland Le Clerc
    Klasika Primavera, Marino Lejarreta
    Omloop Leiedal, Ludo Peeters
    Vuelta a España
       Stage 3 TTT
       Stages 14, 15 & 20, Mathieu Hermans
    Tour de Luxembourg
       Stage 1, Mathieu Hermans
       Stage 5, Roland Le Clerc
    Stage 11 Tour de France, Mathieu Hermans
    Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Marino Lejarreta
    Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama, Jokin Mújika
    Overall Volta a Catalunya, Marino Lejarreta
       Stage 1, Mathieu Hermans
    Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja, Marino Lejarreta
    Trio Normand, Roland Le Clerc
    Overall Herald Sun Tour, Marcel Arntz
       Stage 11, Stephen Hodge
       Stage 15, Marcel Arntz

### 1990

    Stage 7 Olympia's Tour, Dick Dekker
    Stages 3a, 4 & 6 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Neil Stephens
    Volta a Portugal
       Stages 2 & 3, Dick Dekker
       Stage 5, Neil Stephens
       Stage 11, José Antonio Sanchez Valencia
    Stages 1 & 2 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja, Dick Dekker
    Stage 9 Herald Sun Tour, Neil Stephens

### 1991

    Stage 1 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Juan Carlos Arribas
    Volta a Portugal
       Stage 2, José Antonio Sánchez
       Stage 4, Vicente Juan Ridaura
       Stage 5, José Santiago

### 1992

    Stages 3 & 4 Vuelta a Mallorca, Alfonso Gutiérrez
    Stage 2 Vuelta Asturias, Alfonso Gutiérrez
    Stages 2 & 4 Volta a Portugal, Asier Guenetxea
    Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Asier Guenetxea
    Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Vicente Juan Ridaura

### 1993

    Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana, Alfonso Gutiérrez
    Vuelta a Murcia
       Stage 3, Alfonso Gutiérrez
       Stage 5b, Erwin Nijboer
    Stage 2 Vuelta a España, Alfonso Gutiérrez
    Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
       Stage 4, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
       Stage 6, Américo José Neves Da Silva
    Clásica de Sabiñánigo, Asier Guenetxea
    Vuelta a Castilla y León
       Stage 2, Asier Guenetxea
       Stage 3, Alfonso Gutiérrez
    Volta a Portugal
       Stage 5, Luis Espinosa
       Stage 7, Américo José Neves Da Silva
    Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Alfonso Gutiérrez

### 1994

    Circuito de Getxo, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
    Vuelta a Mallorca
       Stages 3a & 5, Alfonso Gutiérrez
       Stage 3b, Asier Guenetxea
    Stage 2 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Juan Rodrigo Arenas
    Stage 5 Vuelta Asturias, Luis Alberto Camargo
    Portugal Portuguese National Road Race Championships, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
    Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
       Stage 1, Américo José Neves Da Silva
       Stage 3, Asier Guenetxea
       Stage 7, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
    Overall Volta a Portugal, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
       Stage 3, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues

### 1995

    Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Felix Manuel García Casas
    Stage 5a Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Asiat Saitov
    Stage 3 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Rafael Ruiz
    Overall Volta ao Alentejo, Asiat Saitov
       Stages 1 & 2, Asiat Saitov
    Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias, Mariano Moreda
    Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja, Mariano Moreda
    Russia Russian National Road Race Championships, Asiat Saitov
    Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
       Stages 1 & 2, Mariano Moreda
    Overall Volta a Portugal, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
       Stage 5, Orlando Sergio Rodrigues
    Stage 18 Vuelta a España, Asiat Saitov

## Supplementary statistics

Sources
Grand Tours by highest finishing position :
| Race | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Giro d'Italia | – | – | – | 4 | – | 10 | – | – | – | 32 | – | – |
| Tour de France | – | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vuelta a España | 15 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 19 | – | 49 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 8 |
| Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Paris–Nice | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Volta a Catalunya | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | – | 13 | 20 | 35 | 39 | 16 |
| Tour de Romandie | – | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced | Never Raced |
| Tour de Suisse | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vuelta a Burgos | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Ronde van Nederland | – | 11 | 15 | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | 45 | – | – |
| Monument races by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Milan–San Remo | – | – | – | 55 | 29 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tour of Flanders | – | – | – | 49 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paris–Roubaix | – | – | 37 | 24 | 67 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | – | – | – | 24 | 46 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Giro di Lombardia | – | – | – | – | 3 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Classics by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Omloop Het Volk | – | – | – | 27 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| E3 Harelbeke | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gent–Wevelgem | – | – | – | 11 | 26 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Amstel Gold Race | – | – | 33 | 69 | 38 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| La Flèche Wallonne | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 63 | – | – | 57 | – | 34 | 73 |