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in July, but failed to make a great impression. The Tour was filled with bad luck for Antón as he had at least three falls during the start of the three-week race. However, Antón came out of the Tour in great form and took the season's only victory on 2 August, when he won the
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ended his ambitions in the Vuelta. The fall caused a fractured collarbone, and Antón's season came to an early end.
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for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Euskaltel–Euskadi – folded at the end of the 2013 season.
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In May 2015, Antón renewed with victory after a four-year drought. He won the mountainous first stage of the
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where he ended up finishing 8th overall. The year started well, and in June he came second in the
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which were both summit finishes, the latter almost a 'home' stage with familiar climbs in
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In 2010, Anton proved to be a formidable rider in the Classics, taking 4th at
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After impressing his team directors in 2007, where he won a stage at the
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with fourteen seconds of an advantage over former Euskaltel teammate
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The 2009 season started slowly for Antón. He started the
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Anton retired from racing after the last stage of the
283:(born 2 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional 448:. He was celebrated by the public on the streets of 865:Grand Tour general classification results timeline 392:In 2011, Anton won two grand tour stages. He won 1479: 31: and the second or maternal family name is 1320: 1293: 415:In 2012, Anton built his whole season on the 1207: 1205: 16:Spanish road bicycle racer of Basque origin 46: 1202: 1142: 1140: 1138: 1136: 358:up the mountains. 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Spanish name
surname

Euskal Bizikleta
Galdakao
Basque Country
Euskaltel–Euskadi
Movistar Team
Team Dimension Data
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2011
Vuelta a España
2006
2010
2011
road bicycle racer
Euskaltel–Euskadi
Movistar Team
Team Dimension Data
Galdakao
Basque Country
2006 Vuelta a España
Almería
Calar Alto Observatory
Tour de Romandie
general classification
2007 Vuelta a España
Euskal Bizikleta
Tour de Suisse

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