Eukene Larrarte
Personal information
Full nameEukene Larrarte Arteaga
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Tolosa, Spain
Team information
Current teamLaboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2020Eneicat–RBH Global
2021Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenScratch

Eukene Larrarte (born 13 September 1998) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi.[1][2]

She initially played football, before switching to compete in cycling and joined the local team Gipuzkoa Ogi Berri.[3][4]

In 2016, Larrarte won her first Spanish championship title, when she won the team pursuit together with Ane Iriarte, Ziortza Isasi and Irene Usabiaga. In 2017 she won the national Madison championship with Leire Olaberria, followed by successive titles in 2018 and 2019 with Tania Calvo. She also won the 2019 Spanish omnium championships. At the 2020 UEC European Track Championships, she finished fourth in the team pursuit with Iriarte, Isasi and Usabiaga.

At the 2021 UCI Track Cycling Nations' Cup, she achieved her first international success when she finished third in the elimination race.[5][6] She also competed in the Madison, omnium and elimination race at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Major results

2016
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2017
1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Leire Olaberria)
2018
1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Tania Calvo)
2019
National Track Championships
1st Madison (with Tania Calvo)
1st Omnium
2020
1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Tania Calvo)
2021
National Track Championships
1st Madison (with Tania Calvo)
1st Omnium
1st Elimination race

References

  1. ↑ "Laboral Kutxa - Fundacion Euskadi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "El Laboral Kutxa de Mikel Landa será equipo continental femenino" [Mikel Landa's Laboral Kutxa will be a women's continental team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Ignacio Díez, PRISA. EFE. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "EUKENE LARRARTE". Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ↑ archysport (2021-11-26). "Champions League - From football to cycling, like Remco Evenepoel: the surprising fate of Eukene Larrarte". Archysport. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Eukene Larrarte". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  6. ↑ "UCI Track Champions League: Eukene Larrarte's rapid switch from football goalkeeper to pro cyclist". Eurosport. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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