Roberto Laiseka

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 Euskaltel–Euskadi team, after he could not recover from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 Giro d'Italia.

[2] Over his 13-year career Laiseka only achieved five professional victories, four of them in Grand Tours.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.