Amets Txurruka
Key Stats
Nationality: Spanish
Born: November 10, 1982
Hometown: Extebarria, Basque Country, Spain
Strengths: 1st, most aggressive rider, Tour de France (2007)
Turned Pro: 2006
Palmares
2007
1st, most aggressive rider, Tour de France
Biography
Txurruka indirectly benefited when Michael Rasmussen was withdrawn from the Tour; with Alberto Contador wearing the yellow jersey because of Rasmussen's withdrawal, and Mauricio Soler wearing the polka-dot jersey as the King of the Mountains, Txurruka wore the White Jersey for Best Young Rider. He was also chosen as the most combative rider of whole Tour, being the third Spanish rider (after Óscar Pereiro and David de la Fuente) in a row to earn that award.